A. R. Ammons
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A. R. Ammons was an influential 20th-century American poet known for his meditative, nature-focused verse and innovative long-form poems.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| A. R. Ammons canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A. R. Ammons Context triple: [Yale Younger Poets Series, hasNotableWinner, A. R. Ammons]
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A.
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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B.
Donald Hall
Donald Hall was a prominent American poet, essayist, and former U.S. Poet Laureate known for his reflective, rural-themed verse and influential contributions to contemporary poetry.
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C.
James Claude Wright Jr.
James Claude Wright Jr. was an American Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989.
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D.
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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E.
Donald Windham
Donald Windham was an American novelist and memoirist known for his close association with writers like Tennessee Williams and for whose legacy the Windham–Campbell Literature Prize was established.
- 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: A. R. Ammons Target entity description: A. R. Ammons was an influential 20th-century American poet known for his meditative, nature-focused verse and innovative long-form poems.
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A.
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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B.
Donald Hall
Donald Hall was a prominent American poet, essayist, and former U.S. Poet Laureate known for his reflective, rural-themed verse and influential contributions to contemporary poetry.
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C.
James Claude Wright Jr.
James Claude Wright Jr. was an American Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989.
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D.
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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E.
Donald Windham
Donald Windham was an American novelist and memoirist known for his close association with writers like Tennessee Williams and for whose legacy the Windham–Campbell Literature Prize was established.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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poet ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bollingen Prize for Poetry
NERFINISHED
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MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ National Book Award for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications of cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-02-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-02-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of California, Berkeley
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Wake Forest University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Cornell University ⓘ |
| familyName | Ammons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
long-form poetry
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nature poetry ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| fullName | Archie Randolph Ammons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Archie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary American poets ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Emily Dickinson
NERFINISHED
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Robert Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ Walt Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| movement |
American poetry
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postmodern poetry ⓘ |
| notableIdea | use of scientific and philosophical language in poetry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Coast of Trees
NERFINISHED
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Collected Poems 1951–1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ Corsons Inlet NERFINISHED ⓘ Garbage NERFINISHED ⓘ Sphere: The Form of a Motion NERFINISHED ⓘ Tape for the Turn of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ The Snow Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ Worldly Hopes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
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professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Whiteville, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ithaca, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Ithaca, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Phyllis Plumbo Ammons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
long, serial poems
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meditative ⓘ nature-focused ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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subject surface form:
Yale Younger Poets Series