Karl Shapiro
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Karl Shapiro was an American poet and Pulitzer Prize winner known for his accessible, formally inventive verse and his role as a prominent mid-20th-century literary figure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Karl Shapiro canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karl Shapiro Context triple: [Poetry: A Magazine of Verse, editor, Karl Shapiro]
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A.
Harold Frost
Harold Frost is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Frost, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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B.
W. D. Snodgrass
W. D. Snodgrass was an American poet whose intensely personal, emotionally candid verse helped define and popularize the confessional poetry movement in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Edmund Clarence Stedman was a 19th-century American poet, critic, and editor known for his influential literary anthologies and essays.
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D.
Vachel Lindsay
Vachel Lindsay was an influential American poet known for his rhythmic, chant-like verse and performances that helped pioneer modern spoken-word poetry in the early 20th century.
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E.
Milton Carruth
Milton Carruth was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions from the 1930s through the 1950s.
- 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: Karl Shapiro Target entity description: Karl Shapiro was an American poet and Pulitzer Prize winner known for his accessible, formally inventive verse and his role as a prominent mid-20th-century literary figure.
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A.
Harold Frost
Harold Frost is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Frost, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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B.
W. D. Snodgrass
W. D. Snodgrass was an American poet whose intensely personal, emotionally candid verse helped define and popularize the confessional poetry movement in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Edmund Clarence Stedman was a 19th-century American poet, critic, and editor known for his influential literary anthologies and essays.
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D.
Vachel Lindsay
Vachel Lindsay was an influential American poet known for his rhythmic, chant-like verse and performances that helped pioneer modern spoken-word poetry in the early 20th century.
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E.
Milton Carruth
Milton Carruth was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions from the 1930s through the 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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literary critic ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
1945 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
NERFINISHED
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American Academy of Arts and Letters award NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Beth Israel Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from surgery ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-11-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-05-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Johns Hopkins University
NERFINISHED
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University of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
University of California, Davis
NERFINISHED
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University of Nebraska–Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Shapiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Karl Jay Shapiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Karl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | postwar American poets ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
T. S. Eliot
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Walt Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| movement |
mid-20th-century American poetry
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modernism ⓘ |
| notableIdea | use of colloquial American speech in formal verse ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Essay on Rime
NERFINISHED
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Selected Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ The Younger Son NERFINISHED ⓘ Trial of a Poet NERFINISHED ⓘ V-Letter and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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poet ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| positionHeld |
Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress
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editor of Poetry magazine ⓘ editor of Prairie Schooner ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| spouse |
Evelyn Katz
NERFINISHED
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Gertrude Blumenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
accessible verse
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formally inventive verse ⓘ |
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