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This chapter focuses on positioning Poetic Inquiry philosophically with a discussion on paradigms. Also, I propose Poetic Inquiry can be shaped via meaningful methodologies specifically employing a phenomenologically inspired approach. This type of approach is well-placed as an approach to doing poetry with an emphasis on the mind-body-self nexus in relation to sensory experiences. Additionally, there is a focus upon the centrality of the ‘visceral’ body in the relationship between self-consciousness and the self. Details of this approach will set the scene for approaching various forms of Poetic Inquiry which are outlined later in the book.

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Owton, H. (2017). Shaping Poetic Inquiry. In: Doing Poetic Inquiry. Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64577-3_2

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