"Since Hannah Moved Away" is a poem where the themes of friendship and loss are explored in the perspective a children. The poem follows the feelings of a girl whose best friend, Hanna has moved away. Judith Viorst is an American writer, newpaper journalist and psychoanalysis researcher known for many of her pieces of literature. Notable works include "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" and "The Tenth Good Thing About Barney." Viorst is most famous for her children's literature and has revieced numerous awards including the New Jersey Institude of Technology Award (1969) and the Silver Pencil Award (1973).