My Adoption Poetry. Day 8 NAM/NAAM 2026
Taking a clue from a tradition, discussed, in the book, of women ritualistically counting back their female lineage, I wrote my first adoption poem, The Mother Knot. It included both my mothers (“Marlene, daughter of Dorothy/Daughter of Margaret,” etc. Elizabeth daughter of Jane/ Daughter of Alice” etc. ” I liked it so much I wrote 2 versions– a long one that was more detailed, but I lacked the extensive knowledge I have today of my bio family due to internet genealogy to pull it off… The shorter version, then was a better piece– succinct–that is short–a trait that poetry editors like. The Mother Knot was published in I Name Myself Daughter and It is Good: Poems of the Spirit. Continue Reading →