Poetastery

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Inferior poetry. uncountable, usually

    "As Poetry is totally distinct from Poetastery, so is Criticism not to be confounded with Criticastricism."

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poesy

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"As Poetry is totally distinct from Poetastery, so is Criticism not to be confounded with Criticastricism."

Etymology

From poetaster + -y.

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