Title

Poetic Forms and Structures in Qualitative Health Research

Publication Date

4-1-2006

Document Type

Article

Abstract

In this article, the author explores the uses of poetic forms in qualitative health research, analyzing the matically a poem written from a patient's perspective of being treated in an emergency room. From the themes identified, he created two ‰ÛÏresearch poems‰Û using two formal poetic structures: the French-Malaysian pantoum, and the Japanese-inspired American tanka. The author contextualizes this research through an exploration of the arts and poetry as qualitative research.

Publication Title

Qualitative Health Research

Volume

16

Issue

4

First Page

560

Last Page

566

DOI

10.1177/1049732306286819

Publisher Policy

pre-print, post-print

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