Poiesis (noun) (literary)
poy-es-is
Creative production, especially of a work of art; an instance of this.
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The North British Review. From ancient Greek ποίησις creation, production from ποιεῖν to make, create, produce + -σις.
Example sentences
“The work was considered to be her moment of poiesis.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
