antipoetic

an·ti·po·et·ic

[an-tee-poh-et-ik, an-tahy-]
adjective
of or pertaining to elements or techniques used in a poem not conventionally thought to be suitable or traditional.

Origin:
1840–50; anti- + poetic

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