Daniel Boorstin coined this term. In poetry, it can critique media culture and the manufactured nature of public life. Poets might write about these staged spectacles, revealing their constructed, hollow core. This concept makes poetry a tool of social critique, questioning the authenticity of contemporary experience and the saturation of life by the media's fabricated realities.

A pseudo-event, a term coined by historian Daniel Boorstin, is an event that is staged or manufactured primarily for the purpose of being reported or to create a media image. It is not spontaneous but is planned for public attention and often lacks inherent importance. Examples include press conferences, publicity stunts, and political photo opportunities. In poetry, pseudo-events are often satirized or critiqued, revealing the constructed, hollow nature of modern media culture. A poet might write about these staged spectacles, exposing the gap between image and reality. This concept makes poetry a tool of social critique, questioning the authenticity of contemporary experience and the saturation of life by fabricated realities.