Sam Illingworth is Associate Professor in the Department of Learning and Teaching Enhancement at Edinburgh Napier University.

This book invites us to consider the profound impact that poetry can have in shaping personal and professional development in a higher education setting.

Suitable for educators, learners, and practitioners, it offers a transformative learning approach in using poetry for teaching, assessment, research, and reflection. The book includes diverse examples, case studies, and practical exercises, demonstrating poetry's application in personal and professional development in a higher education setting.

Each chapter guides readers through these processes, empowering them to integrate poetry into their own teaching and learning practices in a way that is creative, inclusive, and impactful.

1. Poetry in the Higher Education Landscape

2. Using Poetry in the Classroom

3. Poetry as Assessment

4. Poetry for Research in Higher Education

5. Poetry for Reflection

6. Epilogue