Conclusion and New Beginnings

In this chapter, the author offers a summary of the book, as well as a critical discussion about the strengths and limitations of iconographic research poetry. Next, she generates directions for future research, citing digital concrete poetic forms and installation art and poetry as inspiration for future experiments in iconographic research poetry. Finally, the author initiates a self-reflexive discussion about how she has been changed by this exercise in poetic inquiry—the process of writing a book about iconographic research poetry. She encourages readers to nurture the spirit of curiosity and playfulness that is inherent in us all by developing a regular writing practice, engaging in creative writing exercises, experimenting with poetic inquiry and iconographic research poetry in their scholarship, and integrating poetry-centered exercises in their teaching. The author concludes this chapter with a list of additional resources, including videos, digital archives, museum websites, and children’s books that readers can consult to learn more about concrete and digital poetry, as well as poetic inquiry.