pōˈed.]iks, -et]i, ]ēks noun plural but usually singular in construction
also po·et·ic -k\
Etymology: from poetic, adjective, after Latin poetica, from Greek poiētikē, from feminine of poiētikos
1.
a. : a treatise on poetry or aesthetics
the best attempt yet made to write a poetics of modern art — Joseph Frank
b. : poetic theory
a fascinating and often valuable essay in poetics — Times Literary Supplement
2. : poetic practice
exemplifies with peculiar force the general habit and tendency of Victorian poetic — F.R.Leavis
3. : poetic feelings or utterances
there was no discontent … no poetics , no strong, balked emotion — Bookman