Mary Oliver
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Mary Oliver was a beloved American poet renowned for her clear, contemplative verse about nature, spirituality, and the human experience.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mary Oliver canonical | 16 |
| Mary Jane Oliver | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1009149 — 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: Mary Oliver Context triple: [Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, notableWinner, Mary Oliver]
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A.
James Wright
James Wright was the last British royal governor of Georgia, known for his strong Loyalist stance and efforts to maintain British control during the American Revolutionary period.
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B.
Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop was a 20th-century American poet renowned for her precise, observant verse and emotional restraint, widely regarded as one of the most important poets of her generation.
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C.
Gary Snyder
Gary Snyder is an American poet, essayist, and environmental activist whose work blends Beat-era experimentation with deep engagement in Zen Buddhism and ecological thought.
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D.
Sharon Olds
Sharon Olds is an American poet known for her candid, emotionally intense, and often autobiographical verse that explores family, sexuality, and trauma.
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E.
Robert Frost
Robert Frost was a renowned American poet celebrated for his depictions of rural New England life and his mastery of colloquial speech and traditional verse forms.
- 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: Mary Oliver Target entity description: Mary Oliver was a beloved American poet renowned for her clear, contemplative verse about nature, spirituality, and the human experience.
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A.
James Wright
James Wright was the last British royal governor of Georgia, known for his strong Loyalist stance and efforts to maintain British control during the American Revolutionary period.
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B.
Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop was a 20th-century American poet renowned for her precise, observant verse and emotional restraint, widely regarded as one of the most important poets of her generation.
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C.
Gary Snyder
Gary Snyder is an American poet, essayist, and environmental activist whose work blends Beat-era experimentation with deep engagement in Zen Buddhism and ecological thought.
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D.
Sharon Olds
Sharon Olds is an American poet known for her candid, emotionally intense, and often autobiographical verse that explores family, sexuality, and trauma.
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E.
Robert Frost
Robert Frost was a renowned American poet celebrated for his depictions of rural New England life and his mastery of colloquial speech and traditional verse forms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American poet
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essayist ⓘ person ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Academy of Arts and Letters Award
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Lannan Literary Award ⓘ National Book Award for Poetry ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Poetry ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lymphoma ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-09-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-01-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Ohio State University
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Vassar College ⓘ |
| familyName | Oliver ⓘ |
| famousLine | Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? ⓘ |
| fullName |
Mary Jane Oliver
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linked to:
Mary Oliver
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
nature writing
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poetry ⓘ spiritual writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Mary ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accessible nature poetry
ⓘ
meditative reflections on the natural world ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary poetry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Thousand Mornings
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American Primitive ⓘ Blue Horses ⓘ Devotions ⓘ House of Light ⓘ New and Selected Poems ⓘ Upstream ⓘ Why I Wake Early ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
ⓘ
poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| partner | Molly Malone Cook ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Maple Heights, Ohio, United States
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linked to:
Maple Heights
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| placeOfDeath | Hobe Sound, Florida, United States ⓘ |
| residence |
Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Provincetown
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| sexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
| style |
clear language
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contemplative tone ⓘ |
| theme |
attention
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human experience ⓘ mindfulness ⓘ mortality ⓘ nature ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Mary Oliver Description of subject: Mary Oliver was a beloved American poet renowned for her clear, contemplative verse about nature, spirituality, and the human experience.
Referenced by (17)
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linked to: Mary Oliver