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As noted earlier in some of the debates surrounding Poetic Inquiry, one might ask: What qualifies you to conduct Poetic Inquiry? This section considers the debated concept of poetry as therapy amidst the importance of self-care of the researcher. Poetry is a risky business, and qualitative researchers in general have to always ‘prove’ themselves (Cahnmann-Taylor 2009). Researchers, such as Butler-Kisber and Stewart (in: Prendergast et al. (eds). Poetic inquiry, Sense publishers, Boston, 2009), highlight discussions about the professional practices of those who employ poetry as a tool of inquiry and urge them to read more poetry, take creative writing classes, and take more risks in our field notes and articles. This section provides some examples along with some tasks on how to write reflectively (e.g. writing experiments to encourage a ‘stream of consciousness’).
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Owton, H. (2017). Poetry as Reflective Writing. In: Doing Poetic Inquiry. Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64577-3_6
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