Thesaurus results for MINSTRELS

minstrels

noun

plural of minstrel

as in poets

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 minstrels The Black characters that appeared on-screen closely resembled the clownish stereotypes popularized by the minstrels. —

Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

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poets

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Nancy Cruz Orozco, Mexico Cecilia arrives in the city aspiring to be a writer and meets Nicolás and Aristeo, two young poets who claim to be the founders and sole members of an underground ultraist movement.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
The event features multiple panels and workshops with poets, children’s authors, sci-fi novelists, illustrators, comics artists and more, plus a marketplace showcasing dozens of Colorado writers.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026