Adoption Poems

Poetry has long since been a form of catharsis and celebration. Because adoption is such an emotionally overwhelming process, it's not surprising that it has inspired hundreds of poems that express the highest and lowest feelings during adoption. Finding creative ways to celebrate adoption is a great way to bond with an adoptee. Whether you write it, your adopted child writes it or you find a poem that resembles the relationship or situation of an adoption.

The great thing about adoption poems it that they are multifunctional and versatile. Some can be overly sentimental and directly address the subject matter, while others are less serious and may contain language that appeal to a younger reader. Adoption is prone to being described in metaphors describing a sense of belonging, new beginnings and adaptation.

The website AdoptionPoetry.com is a website with hundreds of poems about the adoption process, post-placement lifestyle and the breadth of emotions that come from adoption. Poems like "From God's Arms, to my Arms, to Yours" by Michael McLean tells a lyrical story about a birth mother's decision to place the child with an adoptive mother. There are poems written from the point of view of foster families, adoptees, adoptive parents and families, birth relatives and the placement process.

Writing your own poem or indulging in the creative experience of other writers in the adoption community is a great way to find peace and expression to what you're feeling.