title: How does one create a keyword symbol from a string?
body: <p>Making a symbol from a string is quite simple:</p>
  
  <pre><code>(intern "test") =&gt; test
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm struggling to create <em>keyword</em> symbols for a plist. Looking for something like:</p>
  
  <pre><code>(XXXX "test") =&gt; :test
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Note that <code>(intern ":test")</code> does not produce a <em>keyword</em> symbol but rather a symbol containing a colon (e.g. <code>|:test|</code>).</p>
  
  <p>How can one correctly generate keyword symbols in Common Lisp? Thanks!</p>