In Honor of Adoption: A Collection of Poetry

Author and poet Karen Jean Matsko Hood is the proud mother of 16 children of which 11 are adopted. She has a profound respect for adopted children and parents as well as the birth parents.Hood is a passionate adoption advocate and has adopted 11 of her 16 children. She has also worked as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and has fostered 13 foster children. It was only natural for her to write a collection of poems.