“PERSPECTIVES ON A GRAFTED TREE is a collection of poetry by and for those who have been touched by adoption. The collection does not deal with wishful, romantic fantasy, but with the many realities that are a part of the adoption process. It is an attempt to promote an understanding of the wide variety of feelings which often alienate members of the adoption triangle from one another. It is meant to be read by adoptive parents and adoptive parents-to-be, by birth parents and birth parents-to-be, by adult adoptees, and by intermediaries. As well, it can be carefully shared over the years with children who have been adopted as they reach appropriate levels of understanding.”