epigonic

adjective

ep·​i·​gon·​ic ¦epə¦gänik 

variants or epigonous

ə̇ˈpigənəs 

(ˈ)e¦p-

: of an epigone : imitative

the body of epigonic poetry which now bulks largest derives from the Georgians

—W. V. O'Connor

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