Meanings
nounethnopoetics (uncountable)
- uncountablecommunicationsA poetical, linguistic and anthropological movement dealing with poetry written by, or in the style of, indigenous peoples.
Origin
From ethno- + poetics, coined in 1968 by Jerome Rothenberg and George Quasha.
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APA
ethnopoetics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnopoetics
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“ethnopoetics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnopoetics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethnopoetics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnopoetics.
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