Two to Tanka: poetry as a duoethnographic method for exploring sensitive topics

Author:

Breckenridge Jenna P1,Clark Maria T2

Affiliation:

1. Research Fellow, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, UK

2. Lecturer in Nursing/Research, School of Nursing, University of Birmingham, UK

Abstract

Duoethnography is a method of dialogical reflection that combines different voices and juxtaposing worldviews in order to glean fresh perspectives on wider social or professional issues. In this paper we use poetry to support an inter-professional duoethnographic exploration of sensitive issues in nursing and healthcare. Using a method of linked tanka poetry, we bring together perspectives from our respective work in nursing and occupational therapy to explore the sensitive issues of loss, death, dementia, cultural conflict and trauma. We demonstrate collaborative poetry writing as a novel, useful approach in duoethnography, demonstrating how tanka poems – short, structured poems originating from 7th-century Japan – are effective in supporting reflexive dialogue. Drawing on theoretical underpinnings and practical experience, we highlight the opportunities and challenges of using tanka poetry to facilitate collaborative discussion and problem-solving. We highlight how tanka could support difficult conversations between practitioners, researchers, service users, educators and students through its succinct immediacy. Moreover, by showcasing the use of collaborative poetry writing as a method of inquiry, this paper offers a novel methodological contribution to the broader area of qualitative research for education, research and practice.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Research and Theory

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