Ethnopoetics

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A poetical, linguistic and anthropological movement dealing with poetry written by, or in the style of, indigenous peoples. uncountable

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"If First Nations interest you, maybe read the article "An Upriver Halkomelem Mink Story: Ethnopoetics and Discourse Analysis.""

Etymology

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

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