In this article I build on Stanley Witkin’s ideas about ‘relational poetry’ to explore the meaning(s) of a clinical encounter. Drawing on social constructionist approaches to inquiry, and notions of the ‘relational-poetic’ which invite us to pay specific attention to resonance, I present a poetic dialogue between Ronna Bloom and myself. Reflecting on this process, I discuss the role of poetic writing in creating possibilities for new conversations on the everyday meanings of practice.