poetics
noun
po·et·ics pō-ˈe-tiks 
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
1
a
: a treatise on poetry or aesthetics
b
or less commonly poetic
pō-ˈe-tik
: poetic theory or practice also : a particular theory of poetry or sometimes other literary forms
a feminist poetics
2
: poetic feelings or utterances
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Her films reimagine characters borrowed from politics, mythology, geology or science and travel across different dimensions of time and space, addressing the issues of an uncertain future through specific narratives and poetics. 
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 25 June 2022 The point is the poetics of it all, the atmosphere, the vibe. Vogue, 17 June 2022 The building block of the internet is a referential, signifying, mimetic, poetics. Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2022 Knight was shooting for the British fashion magazine i-D and creating ad campaigns for designer Yohji Yamamoto; Chipperfield was working in Japan, getting a crash course in materiality and the poetics of space. Sarah Medford, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2022 Her writing is a testament to the passionate poetics of Black performance. Lynnée Denise, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2021 White focused on the poetics of nature; Friedlander, the movement of people in the city; and Siskind, the visual language of urban wear and tear — sidewalk cracks, broken bricks and poster remnants. Danielle Avram, Dallas News, 29 June 2021 Jenkins and Whitehead use identity politics — identity poetics — for race-baiting. Armond White, National Review, 12 May 2021 This feels almost the opposite of the usual poetics of recipes, where they’re framed as a bridge across time. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2021 See More
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 25 June 2022 The point is the poetics of it all, the atmosphere, the vibe. Vogue, 17 June 2022 The building block of the internet is a referential, signifying, mimetic, poetics. Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2022 Knight was shooting for the British fashion magazine i-D and creating ad campaigns for designer Yohji Yamamoto; Chipperfield was working in Japan, getting a crash course in materiality and the poetics of space. Sarah Medford, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2022 Her writing is a testament to the passionate poetics of Black performance. Lynnée Denise, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2021 White focused on the poetics of nature; Friedlander, the movement of people in the city; and Siskind, the visual language of urban wear and tear — sidewalk cracks, broken bricks and poster remnants. Danielle Avram, Dallas News, 29 June 2021 Jenkins and Whitehead use identity politics — identity poetics — for race-baiting. Armond White, National Review, 12 May 2021 This feels almost the opposite of the usual poetics of recipes, where they’re framed as a bridge across time. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1a