Artful ways of being an Educator

Abstract

Art matters and poetry is necessary for education. In my creative submission, I advocate for poetry writing as a method of critical reflection for educators and creative practitioners. I also advocate for a poetical aesthetic in our living, teaching and writing, in response to a University sector that is becoming increasingly managerialised and measurable – signified by the ‘Job-Ready Graduates’ scheme and declining support for art education, research and practice. Writing poetry and living/teaching poetically gestures towards a more critical, creative and caring educational practice. To demonstrate this, I contribute three prose poems, with accompanying images, to demonstrate how poetic inq..