Over time, this blog hopes to feature poets presenting the many varied face(t)s of the adoption experience, and how such has affected (or not) their poetry. This blog is open to any variety of the adoption experience, including but not limited to poets who've adopted a child(ren), adopted poets, poets with adopted siblings and/or other adopted relatives, poets who've experienced disruptions (failed adoptions), poets who feel they've de facto adopted regardless of whether they've done the legal documentation, poets who've given up a child(ren) for adoption, poets with parents who were adopted (or not), poets who've been impacted by other people's adoption experiences ... and so forth. We are open to exploring both positive and negative experiences.
Participants are asked simply to answer the following three questions:
What is your adoption experience?
How has the adoption experience affected your poetry?
Please share a sample poem(s) addressing (in part) adoption.
If you are a poet with adoption experience who would like to participate, feel free to email me at GalateaTen@aol.com
Eileen R. Tabios
Curator, Poet & Adoptive Mom
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2 comments:
Are birthmother poets welcome? It seems very heavy on adoptive parents.I am a birthmother poet, have been writing about my adoption experience for many years. My surrendered son is almost 43.
Thanks for writing maryanne. Yes, birthmothers are welcome because all types of adoption experience are welcome. (and in the Inaugural Issue we do have a birthmother represented: Christina Pacosz.
I reiterate that all types of adoption experience are welcome. If one type of experience is more represented, it's not because of how I'm skewing solicitations but because of the willingness of people to share in their experiences.
I would look forward to hearing from you and others.
Respectfully,
Eileen
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