as in poet
a person who writes poetry Edna St. Vincent Millay was unofficially the minstrel of Maine, as her poetry celebrates its coast and countryside

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Recent Examples of minstrel These all-white liberal Dems are the stars of a new Democratic Party minstrel show. Armond White, National Review, 25 July 2025 In the early 1900s, Black performers often encountered dress code restrictions and had to acclimate their garments to fit the demands of their audiences, particularly in minstrel shows and vaudeville performances. Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 With some rare exceptions—the eating of Sir Robin's minstrels, Ringo putting a hole in his pocket—the order of the scenes were completely irrelevant. ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025 Their audiences rejected elitist cultural norms and watched Shakespeare mixed in with minstrel songs and comedy acts on the same program. Joanna Dee Das, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for minstrel
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Noun
  • Anthony Lane explores the life and work of a debutant turned poet.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Oct. 2025
  • La Casa de Robert Graves is a house museum dedicated to the English poet who lived in the Majorcan town of Deià until his death in 1985.
    Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Robinson’s closest peer at the network is Nathan Fielder, a fellow bard of anxiety who deploys cringe with a masterful and unsparing hand.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
  • With Shakespeare in Love, Hamlet and now a Shakespeare-adjacent season of The Night Manager ahead, Petrie can’t help but think about the bard’s artistic impact on his career so far.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025

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