Thom Gunn
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Thom Gunn was an English-born poet known for his formal mastery, exploration of themes like identity and sexuality, and his influential role in both British and American postwar poetry.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thom Gunn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thom Gunn Context triple: [Cholmondeley Award, notableRecipient, Thom Gunn]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Frank Bidart
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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D.
Basil Bunting
Basil Bunting was a British modernist poet best known for his long poem "Briggflatts" and his association with the Objectivist movement.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thom Gunn Target entity description: Thom Gunn was an English-born poet known for his formal mastery, exploration of themes like identity and sexuality, and his influential role in both British and American postwar poetry.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Frank Bidart
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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D.
Basil Bunting
Basil Bunting was a British modernist poet best known for his long poem "Briggflatts" and his association with the Objectivist movement.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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poet ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Forward Poetry Prize for Best Collection
NERFINISHED
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Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Thomson William Gunn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | acute polysubstance abuse ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-08-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-04-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Trinity College, Cambridge
ⓘ
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
20th-century literature
ⓘ
postwar American poetry ⓘ postwar British poetry ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary American poets
ⓘ
contemporary British poets ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Donne
NERFINISHED
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W. H. Auden NERFINISHED ⓘ Yvor Winters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | poetry ⓘ |
| livedWith | Mike Kitay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
AIDS epidemic
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freedom ⓘ homosexuality ⓘ identity ⓘ sexuality ⓘ urban life ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Movement (literary group) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
The Movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
postwar poetry ⓘ |
| name | Thom Gunn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Boss Cupid
NERFINISHED
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Collected Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ Fighting Terms NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Straw’s Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ My Sad Captains NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man with Night Sweats NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sense of Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Touch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
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university teacher ⓘ |
| partner | Mike Kitay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Gravesend, Kent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Stanford University
NERFINISHED
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University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
formal verse
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free verse ⓘ syllabic verse ⓘ |
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