ethnopoetics

Questions

What does ethnopoetics mean?

A poetical, linguistic and anthropological movement dealing with poetry written by, or in the style of, indigenous peoples.

Where does ethnopoetics come from?

From ethno- + poetics, coined in 1968 by Jerome Rothenberg and George Quasha.

How to pronounce ethnopoetics

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