Abstract
This paper forms part of a wider project based on poetry as a form of organisation. Here, I argue that the forms and intentions of poetic organising may sometimes constitute a distinctive form of identity work. I elaborate the nature of poetic identity, and demonstrate how the study of poetic identity work may also contribute to our understanding of identity and identity work, elaborating on particular debates and research gaps. These comprise processes of identity work, including the role of emotion, the notion of the stable, authentic self, and the role of the other. Finally, I propose an initial research agenda for poetic identity work, and some of the conversations which I hope to be able to continue at the conference round table discussions.