Why this word is great
POIESIS — [Noun] The act or process of bringing something new into existence. From Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis, "making, creation"), from ποιέω (poiéō, "to make"). Doublet of poesy. Unlike "poesy" (which narrows to verse) or "praxis" (which dwells in repetition), poiesis is the breath of genesis—wider, wilder. It is the potter’s hands coaxing form from clay, the gardener planting seeds in barren soil, the composer hearing a melody in the hush before dawn. Not all making is art, but all art begins here: in the stubborn, hopeful act of making something where there was nothing.