The Wellspring
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The Wellspring is a poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, sexuality, and motherhood in her characteristically intimate and emotionally direct style.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Wellspring canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3362257 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Wellspring Context triple: [Sharon Olds, notableWork, The Wellspring]
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The River of Dreams
"The River of Dreams" is a 1993 pop song by Billy Joel, known for its gospel-influenced sound and introspective, dreamlike lyrics, and serving as the title track of his final studio rock album.
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The Beloved
The Beloved is a celebrated Pre-Raphaelite painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti that portrays a richly adorned bride surrounded by attendants, exemplifying his fascination with beauty, color, and sensual symbolism.
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Sacred Spring
Sacred Spring is the natural hot water source at the heart of the Roman Baths in Bath, England, long revered as a place of ritual and healing.
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The Cradle
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- 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: The Wellspring Target entity description: The Wellspring is a poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, sexuality, and motherhood in her characteristically intimate and emotionally direct style.
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A.
The River of Dreams
"The River of Dreams" is a 1993 pop song by Billy Joel, known for its gospel-influenced sound and introspective, dreamlike lyrics, and serving as the title track of his final studio rock album.
-
B.
Beneath Still Waters
"Beneath Still Waters" is a country song popularized by Emmylou Harris, known for its haunting melody and emotionally resonant lyrics about hidden heartache.
-
C.
The Beloved
The Beloved is a celebrated Pre-Raphaelite painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti that portrays a richly adorned bride surrounded by attendants, exemplifying his fascination with beauty, color, and sensual symbolism.
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D.
Sacred Spring
Sacred Spring is the natural hot water source at the heart of the Roman Baths in Bath, England, long revered as a place of ritual and healing.
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E.
The Cradle
The Cradle is an 1872 Impressionist painting by Berthe Morisot depicting a tender scene of a mother watching over her sleeping child, and is considered one of her most celebrated works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Sharon Olds ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followsWork | The Father ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialVoice | first person ⓘ |
| hasForm | book ⓘ |
| hasPoet | Sharon Olds ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
aging
ⓘ
childhood ⓘ domestic life ⓘ erotic love ⓘ memory ⓘ mother–daughter relationships ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of motherhood
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frank treatment of sexuality ⓘ vivid autobiographical detail ⓘ |
| partOf | Sharon Olds bibliography ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
confessional
ⓘ
emotionally direct ⓘ free verse ⓘ intimate ⓘ narrative ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
family
ⓘ
female experience ⓘ intimacy ⓘ marriage ⓘ motherhood ⓘ parent–child relationships ⓘ sexuality ⓘ the body ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Sharon Olds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Wellspring Description of subject: The Wellspring is a poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, sexuality, and motherhood in her characteristically intimate and emotionally direct style.
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