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minstrels

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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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Alex’s friends were poets—Frank O’Hara, John Ashbery, James Schuyler, and the poet-dance critic Edwin Denby, who introduced Alex to choreographer Paul Taylor.

— Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
The poets don’t need the movies as much as the movies need characters who still have something unruly to lay on the line.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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