ars poetica

[ ahrz poh-et-i-kuh, ahrs ]

noun

1. a treatise on the art of poetry or poetics.
2. (initial capital letter, italics) a poem (c20 b.c.) by Horace, setting forth his precepts for the art of poetry.

ars poetica

/ ˈɑːz pəʊˈɛtɪkə /

noun

1. the art of poetry

Example Sentences

The term “purple prose” stretches back to circa 18 B.C. and the “Ars Poetica” of Horace, according to Charles Harrington Elster in his 2005 book, “What in the Word?”

From Washington Times

The term “purple prose” stretches back to circa 18 B.C. and the “Ars Poetica” of Horace, according to Charles Harrington Elster in his 2005 book, “What in the Word?”

From Seattle Times

Lisa Ann Markuson of Ars Poetica sits on a “cloud,” aka a very soft, feathery pillow to type poems on-demand.

From The Verge

Lisa Ann Markuson, a poet at Ars Poetica, is also available to write poetry on-demand, typed on a typewriter, for guests.

From The Verge

A lengthy trio of university lectures amounts to an ars poetica, meditations that address her playwriting as well as her fiction.

From Washington Post