Frank Bidart
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Frank Bidart is an acclaimed American poet known for his psychologically intense, formally inventive work that has earned him major literary honors, including the National Book Award for Poetry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frank Bidart canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Bidart Context triple: [National Book Award for Poetry, notableWinner, Frank Bidart]
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A.
Doug Mahon
Doug Mahon is a technology entrepreneur best known as a founder of the data storage company Seagate Technology.
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B.
Mark Strand
Mark Strand was a Pulitzer Prize–winning Canadian-born American poet, essayist, and translator known for his spare, meditative verse and for serving as U.S. Poet Laureate.
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C.
W. S. Merwin
W. S. Merwin was an influential American poet, translator, and environmental activist known for his lyrical, meditative verse and multiple Pulitzer Prize–winning collections.
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D.
James Merrill
James Merrill was an American poet renowned for his formally intricate, witty, and emotionally nuanced verse, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning collection "Divine Comedies."
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E.
Jorie Graham
Jorie Graham is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American poet renowned for her intellectually rigorous, formally innovative work that explores history, perception, and the natural world.
- 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: Frank Bidart Target entity description: Frank Bidart is an acclaimed American poet known for his psychologically intense, formally inventive work that has earned him major literary honors, including the National Book Award for Poetry.
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A.
Doug Mahon
Doug Mahon is a technology entrepreneur best known as a founder of the data storage company Seagate Technology.
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B.
Mark Strand
Mark Strand was a Pulitzer Prize–winning Canadian-born American poet, essayist, and translator known for his spare, meditative verse and for serving as U.S. Poet Laureate.
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C.
W. S. Merwin
W. S. Merwin was an influential American poet, translator, and environmental activist known for his lyrical, meditative verse and multiple Pulitzer Prize–winning collections.
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D.
James Merrill
James Merrill was an American poet renowned for his formally intricate, witty, and emotionally nuanced verse, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning collection "Divine Comedies."
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E.
Jorie Graham
Jorie Graham is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American poet renowned for her intellectually rigorous, formally innovative work that explores history, perception, and the natural world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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poet ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bollingen Prize for Poetry
NERFINISHED
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National Book Award for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallace Stevens Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-05-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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University of California, Riverside NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Wellesley College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bidart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
desire
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family relationships ⓘ guilt ⓘ history ⓘ identity ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Elizabeth Bishop
NERFINISHED
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Robert Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary American poetry ⓘ |
| name | Frank Bidart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Desire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ellen West NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden State NERFINISHED ⓘ Half-light: Collected Poems 1965–2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert White NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Western Night: Collected Poems 1965–90 NERFINISHED ⓘ Metaphysical Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Dust NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of the Body NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sacrifice NERFINISHED ⓘ Watching the Spring Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
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university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bakersfield, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
formally inventive
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psychologically intense ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Frank Bidart Description of subject: Frank Bidart is an acclaimed American poet known for his psychologically intense, formally inventive work that has earned him major literary honors, including the National Book Award for Poetry.
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