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You give me a name that I can’t say, but I have to explain what it is every day: the power of poetry to share stories from young people with a rare disease
- Source :
- Journal of Poetry Therapy. 33:20-29
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2019.
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Abstract
- Qualitative research is about people’s lives; their stories, their thoughts, their feelings, and their experiences. Researchers continue to reflect on the best way to present other people’s stories in a way that stays true to their accounts and delivers the message in a manner which resonates. This article presents one such way, discovered through serendipity, which allowed the researcher to share findings from young people’s stories eloquently and passionately to audiences of healthcare professionals from different disciplines. The silence and raw emotion witnessed after the poetry delivery was akin to that often seen during childbirth when those around are stunned into thoughtful awe. The poetry, which was crafted entirely from young participant’s interview transcripts had two benefits; 1) sharing young people’s stories using their own words and 2) using a presentation format that demanded attention; so that people took notice, listened and reflected on the words and experiences being expressed.
- Subjects :
- 030506 rehabilitation
Poetry
Notice
Serendipity
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05 social sciences
Rehabilitation
Media studies
050401 social sciences methods
Silence
Phenomenology (philosophy)
03 medical and health sciences
Clinical Psychology
Presentation
0504 sociology
Feeling
Sociology
0305 other medical science
Qualitative research
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Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15672344 and 08893675
- Volume :
- 33
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Poetry Therapy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........9ed1850902164f7688fd143368af3bf8