“A Drinker”
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“A Drinker” is a poem by Robert Lowell included in his influential confessional poetry collection *Life Studies*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “A Drinker” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12942147 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “A Drinker” Context triple: [Life Studies, hasPart, “A Drinker”]
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A.
“I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink”
“I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink” is a classic country song best known for its honky-tonk style and themes of heartache and drinking.
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B.
Drinking at the Dam
"Drinking at the Dam" is a melancholic folk song by Smog (Bill Callahan) known for its sparse instrumentation and reflective, narrative lyrics.
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C.
Drinkin’ Thing
"Drinkin’ Thing" is a country song best known for its 1974 hit recording by Gary Stewart, exemplifying the honky-tonk style and themes of heartache and alcohol-fueled coping.
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D.
“Reach For The Bottle”
“Reach For The Bottle” is a song featured on the album *Goodbye Ellston Avenue* by the punk rock band No Use for a Name.
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E.
Drinking Again
"Drinking Again" is a country song featured on Luke Bryan's 2017 album *What Makes You Country*.
- 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 Drinker” Target entity description: “A Drinker” is a poem by Robert Lowell included in his influential confessional poetry collection *Life Studies*.
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A.
“I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink”
“I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink” is a classic country song best known for its honky-tonk style and themes of heartache and drinking.
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B.
Drinking at the Dam
"Drinking at the Dam" is a melancholic folk song by Smog (Bill Callahan) known for its sparse instrumentation and reflective, narrative lyrics.
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C.
Drinkin’ Thing
"Drinkin’ Thing" is a country song best known for its 1974 hit recording by Gary Stewart, exemplifying the honky-tonk style and themes of heartache and alcohol-fueled coping.
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D.
“Reach For The Bottle”
“Reach For The Bottle” is a song featured on the album *Goodbye Ellston Avenue* by the punk rock band No Use for a Name.
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E.
Drinking Again
"Drinking Again" is a country song featured on Luke Bryan's 2017 album *What Makes You Country*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Robert Lowell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialStyle |
autobiographical elements
ⓘ
colloquial diction ⓘ intense psychological focus ⓘ shifts in tone ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Robert Lowell ⓘ |
| includedIn | Life Studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Robert Lowell’s personal experiences
ⓘ
modernist poetry ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Robert Lowell’s oeuvre
ⓘ
linked to:
Robert Lowell’s collected poems
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Confessional poetry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
confessional treatment of addiction
ⓘ
psychological realism ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert Lowell’s confessional phase ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| publicationContext | postwar American literature ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
alcoholism
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ psychological distress ⓘ |
| theme |
guilt
ⓘ
intimacy and distance ⓘ memory ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| workIn | Life Studies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “A Drinker” Description of subject: “A Drinker” is a poem by Robert Lowell included in his influential confessional poetry collection *Life Studies*.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.