Text of “What I Will” by Suheir Hammad. Book Review

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Text of “What I Will” by Suheir Hammad
* Hammad begins her poem with a resounding No. An answer that she gives to a force which is not named. Statements like I will not dance to your war drum. I will not lend my soul nor my bones to your war help to drive the point that she is saying no to something abstract.
* She also talks about death which is the consequence of dancing to the force’s war drums. Saying that I know that beat. It is lifeless. These are statements that help to indicate what Hammad is saying about the war because one major consequence of war is death.
* Hammad then mentions hate something which always leads and moves people to do regrettable things in life. For example, kill/murder and suicide. These are clearly mentioned in Hammad’s poem as she talks of how she will not be led by hate into doing things that are not in line with her beliefs.
* Hammad also mentions the idea of being herself and doing things that are not common or that seclude her. She says I will not side with you nor dance to bombs because everyone else is dancing. Everyone can be wrong. This statement is quite powerful and through it, one gathers that Hammad will not I any way be led to walk with the crowd or do things because other people are doing it.
* Finally, she talks about the essence of life and how instead of war she chooses to live. Life is not collateral or casual. This is a statement that makes it known that she is serious with her life and knows its worth. So, she will dance and resist and dance and persist and dance. Here, she is making her stand known.
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