Poietikos

Poietikos is an adjective in English derived from the Greek poietikos, meaning "making, producing" or "poetic," from the verb poiein, "to make." In English usage, the form poietic (and the noun poietics) conveys a focus on creation, production, or world-making rather than simply representation. The term is most often encountered in academic discussions of art, language, and culture that emphasize the generative or constructive aspects of the human imagination.

In literary theory and philosophy, poietic refers to the productive act by which artworks, meanings, or social realities are brought into being. It distinguishes the act of making from the act of imitating (mimesis) and from scholarly analysis (poetics as a field). Poietics as a concept or field name is used by some theorists to describe practices that produce new meanings, identities, or worlds through language, narrative, or ritual.

The word remains specialized and relatively uncommon outside specific academic circles. It complements related terms such as poiesis (the act of making), poetics (the study of poetic forms and theory), and praxis (practical, transformative action).