Sousan Hammad is a writer, teacher, and translator. Before she became a teacher, Sousan was a contributing writer for Al Jazeera America for five years. Her published work has spanned both the essay and journalistic form, in addition to translating contemporary Arabic poetry. After living in Palestine as a journalist, Sousan moved to Paris where she earned her Master’s degree in comparative literature and translation theory.  She has over ten years of experience teaching high school literature and creative writing at various independent schools across New York City, as well as eight years teaching summer writing classes with The School of The New York Times. She has two small daughters and lives in Brooklyn.