In this reconceptualising and update of her book Poetry as Method, Sandra Faulkner explores the developments in the field of poetic inquiry. She examines the use of poetry as a form of research, representation, and method used by researchers, practitioners, and students from across the social sciences and humanities.

Sandra L. Faulkner is Professor of Communication at Bowling Green State University. Her interests include qualitative methodology, Poetic Inquiry, and the relationships among culture, identities, and sexualities in close relationships. She received the 2014 Knower Outstanding Article Award from the National Communication Association and the 2016 Norman K. Denzin Qualitative Research Award.

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Preface

Acknowledgements

The Book

Chapter 1. The Power of Poetry

Chapter 2. Poetry as Method

Chapter 3. Concern with Craft: The Question of Poetic Criteria

Chapter 4. Exercising the Poetry Muscle

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