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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Worse yet is the portrayal of the Africans, which multiple critics compared to minstrel shows.
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2024
Though his English now follows textbook grammar, Snowball’s minstrel qualities remain.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 4 June 2024
The success of Boucher’s banjo business coincided with the rise of minstrel shows where white performers in blackface makeup played banjos before the instrument was associated with white bluegrass and folk players in the 20th century.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
Among the departures from Twain’s text is a subplot involving Jim performing in a minstrel troupe and donning blackface alongside the white actors.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2024
Though his English now follows textbook grammar, Snowball’s minstrel qualities remain.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 4 June 2024
The success of Boucher’s banjo business coincided with the rise of minstrel shows where white performers in blackface makeup played banjos before the instrument was associated with white bluegrass and folk players in the 20th century.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
Among the departures from Twain’s text is a subplot involving Jim performing in a minstrel troupe and donning blackface alongside the white actors.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
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