title: Poetic forms and structures in qualitative health research.
abstract: In this article, the author explores the uses of poetic forms in qualitative health research, analyzing thematically a poem written from a patient's perspective of being treated in an emergency room. From the themes identified, he created two "research poems" 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.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Rich
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Furman
mesh_terms: D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011037:Poetry as Topic; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012107:Research Design