Ethnopoetics is the approach to oral poetry that looks at "poetry on its own terms." It looks at the specific structure and code of each poem and of each tradition. The three Rs of the Ethnopoetic approach are Reading, Representing, and Reperforming. The originators of this method include Dennis Tedlock and Dell Hymes. (Foley 2002) "Ethnopoetics aims at rebuilding the living organism of oral poetry instead of rummaging through its calcified bones." How to Read an Oral Poem