The Neotericoi (νεωτερικοί, Greek for "new poets"), Neoterics or the Neoteric period refers to avant-garde poets and their poetry, specifically those Greek and Latin poets in the Hellenistic Period (323 BC onwards) who propagated a new style of Greek poetry, deliberately turning away from the classical Homeric epic poetry. Their poems featured small-scale personal themes, instead of the feats of ancient heroes and gods. Although these poems migh… (More on Neoteric)