Osam's powerful words are informed by her experiences as a daughter, older sibling, and refugee. She explores the idea of new-self and Arabic culture throughout. Her poems touch on the passage of time, violence, desire, waves, faith, and guilt.

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “I’ve Just Begun To Awaken is a collection of poetry by اسام where she explores the new-self trope to effectively communicate to her audience themes of her personal experiences. She dives heavily into culture by implementing Arabic and appropriate notions in her poetry. Through this she shares the dynamics of being the eldest daughter in a Middle Eastern family, the hardships of being a refugee child, having to accustom to a new world/culture and the challenges that accompany these experiences.”