Concrete Research Poetry: A Visual Representation of Metaphor

Abstract

In this paper, the author employs concrete research poetry as a visual representation of a metaphor analysis. Using autoethnographic methods, she explores the experiences of eight single mothers of children and young adults with mental illness. She conducts a metaphor analysis of semi-structured interview data and generates concrete poetic structures from metaphors that emerged from the data. In the process, she transforms data into art.

Keywords

• autoethnography
• research poetry
• concrete poetry
• mental illness
• single parent