This case will specifically address the process behind poetics research. Using a case study at a professional focus institution as the subject matter, the piece will take readers through the "how to" of poetics research for one case. It will explain how I decided on poetics, the different approaches to poetics, and highlight why research poetry was the best fit for this study. The case will detail the process of finding "poetry" in the participants transcripts and show how I blended the participants voices with my own observations to create poetry that captured each theme. This case will also spend significant time on validity and rigor to contribute to the conversation of how arts-based research can be both creative and rigorous at once
