It is regarded as a collaborative approach to qualitative research that promotes the inclusion of the participant in the method of data collection (Burdick, M., 2011).
Its value is by creating a "snapshot" of the original interview text using an art centred approach that makes for a more emotional impact statement to the reader.
Richardson took notice that the poetic method was not warmly embraced by the scientific community as it did not follow the already established norms and practices of research methodology.
However, Richardson saw that a change was occurring, "as these researchers begin to examine issues of culture, power, and authority in new ways (2011).
Poetry is meant to focus on different questions and contribute a new narrative to how knowledge is perceived and created."