Bending the Bow
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Bending the Bow is a poetry collection by American poet Robert Duncan, noted for its experimental form and engagement with politics, myth, and language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bending the Bow canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12941715 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bending the Bow Context triple: [The Opening of the Field, followedBy, Bending the Bow]
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The Archer
"The Archer" is a reflective, synth-pop ballad by Taylor Swift that explores vulnerability, self-doubt, and emotional introspection.
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B.
The Bow and the Lyre
The Bow and the Lyre is a seminal critical work by Mexican poet Octavio Paz that explores the nature, function, and transformative power of poetry in modern society.
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C.
The Bridge of Stonebows
The Bridge of Stonebows is a notable crossing in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, spanning the river Baranduin (Brandywine) and linking important regions of the Shire.
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D.
Silberpfeile
Silberpfeile is the German term commonly used to refer to the legendary "Silver Arrows" Grand Prix and Formula One racing cars of Mercedes-Benz (and later Auto Union) that dominated motor racing in the 1930s and 1950s.
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E.
You Must Set Forth at Dawn
You Must Set Forth at Dawn is a memoir by Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka that chronicles his political activism, personal struggles, and experiences in postcolonial Nigeria.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bending the Bow Target entity description: Bending the Bow is a poetry collection by American poet Robert Duncan, noted for its experimental form and engagement with politics, myth, and language.
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A.
The Archer
"The Archer" is a reflective, synth-pop ballad by Taylor Swift that explores vulnerability, self-doubt, and emotional introspection.
-
B.
The Bow and the Lyre
The Bow and the Lyre is a seminal critical work by Mexican poet Octavio Paz that explores the nature, function, and transformative power of poetry in modern society.
-
C.
The Bridge of Stonebows
The Bridge of Stonebows is a notable crossing in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, spanning the river Baranduin (Brandywine) and linking important regions of the Shire.
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D.
Silberpfeile
Silberpfeile is the German term commonly used to refer to the legendary "Silver Arrows" Grand Prix and Formula One racing cars of Mercedes-Benz (and later Auto Union) that dominated motor racing in the 1930s and 1950s.
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E.
You Must Set Forth at Dawn
You Must Set Forth at Dawn is a memoir by Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka that chronicles his political activism, personal struggles, and experiences in postcolonial Nigeria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Robert Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Robert Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm |
long poem
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lyric poem ⓘ open form poetry ⓘ serial poem ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Language poets
NERFINISHED
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contemporary mythopoetic writing ⓘ late 20th-century experimental poetry ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American politics
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Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ homosexual love ⓘ mythic imagination ⓘ poetry as a field of knowledge ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ethics
ⓘ
history ⓘ language ⓘ love ⓘ myth ⓘ poetic creation ⓘ politics ⓘ war ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
biblical narratives
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classical mythology ⓘ modernism ⓘ mythopoetic tradition ⓘ occult and esoteric thought ⓘ romanticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | experimental poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
American avant-garde poetry
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projective verse lineage ⓘ |
| movement |
American postwar poetry
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San Francisco Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
engagement with language
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engagement with myth ⓘ engagement with politics ⓘ experimental form ⓘ |
| occupation | poet ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert Duncan’s later work ⓘ |
| style |
allusive
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associative ⓘ intertextual ⓘ nonlinear ⓘ syntactically complex ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bending the Bow Description of subject: Bending the Bow is a poetry collection by American poet Robert Duncan, noted for its experimental form and engagement with politics, myth, and language.
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