 Tussman's early poetry was in sonnet form, but she also experimented with triolets, and in her late works, she wrote in free verse.Tussman also translated works into Yiddish, and was known as the bridge between generations of Yiddish poets for her connection with younger poets and her work.Her work has been translated by her students, of which some was featured in "With Teeth in the Earth" (1992) by Marcia Falk.