Poetic Inquiry

The following scholarship focuses on the use of Poetic Inquiry. 

Publications: 

Baker, J. S. (2023). Polyvocal poetry: Learning to teach amid crises. Qualitative Inquiry, (30)7, 641-647. http://doi.org/10.1177/10778004231186569

Baker, J. S., Alfonso, S., Brinkman, B. R., Gebur, D., Morris, M., Rummel, T., & Zipp, L. K. (2022). Re/defining curriculum: Poetry as a pedagogical tool. Minnesota English Journal, 57 https://minnesotaenglishjournalonline.org/2022/04/12/re-defining-curriculum-poetry-as-a-pedagogical-tool/

Baker, J. S., Holden, M., Hubing, E., & Kolar, K. (2018). Because student voice promotes equity in the classroom. Wisconsin English Journal, 60(2), 13-24. https://wisconsinenglishjournal.org/2018/10/31/baker-2/

Baker, J. S., Vinson, M., Krings, J., Dalton, C., Ragsdale, D., Korthals, G., Farber, M., & Bucolt, V. (2018). Poetic inquiries of the 2016 election: Teacher candidates in multicultural education. Cultural Studies <=> Critical Methodologies, 18(4), 263-271. https://doi.org/10.1177/1532708617727758

Baker, J. S. (2017). Interpreting poetic inquiry: Authenticity realized from alumni performers' narratives. Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, 14(3), 196-204. https://doi.org/10.1080/15505170.2017.1348311

Presentations:

Baker, J. S. (2025, May). Bridging the political and personal: Poetic self-reflections of street art. Paper presented at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Virtual. Accepted.

Baker, J. S. (2022, October). Manifestations of niceness: Poetic reflections of Midwest preservice teachers. Paper presented  at the Curriculum & Pedagogy Group Conference, Virtual.

Baker, J. S. (2019, May). The power of poetry: Using poetic inquiry with Teacher Candidates. Paper presented at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana, IL.

Baker, J. S., Holden, M., & Hubing, E. (2018, October). Fake news, real poetry. Presentation at the Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference, Madison, WI.

Works in Progress:

Current works in early stages, forthcoming.