Robert Creeley
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Robert Creeley was an influential American poet associated with postwar avant-garde movements, known for his spare, emotionally resonant verse and his role in shaping contemporary American poetry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Creeley canonical | 24 |
| Creeley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Creeley Context triple: [San Francisco Renaissance, hasParticipant, Robert Creeley]
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A.
John Ashbery
John Ashbery was a leading American poet associated with the New York School, renowned for his innovative, elusive, and linguistically playful verse that reshaped postwar poetry.
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B.
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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C.
Jack Gilbert
Jack Gilbert is an entrepreneur best known as a founder of the outdoor apparel and equipment company Mountain Hardwear.
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D.
Robert Lowell
Robert Lowell was a prominent 20th-century American poet and key figure in the Confessional poetry movement, known for his intensely personal and formally innovative verse.
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E.
Doug Mahon
Doug Mahon is a technology entrepreneur best known as a founder of the data storage company Seagate Technology.
- 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: Robert Creeley Target entity description: Robert Creeley was an influential American poet associated with postwar avant-garde movements, known for his spare, emotionally resonant verse and his role in shaping contemporary American poetry.
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A.
John Ashbery
John Ashbery was a leading American poet associated with the New York School, renowned for his innovative, elusive, and linguistically playful verse that reshaped postwar poetry.
-
B.
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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C.
Jack Gilbert
Jack Gilbert is an entrepreneur best known as a founder of the outdoor apparel and equipment company Mountain Hardwear.
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D.
Robert Lowell
Robert Lowell was a prominent 20th-century American poet and key figure in the Confessional poetry movement, known for his intensely personal and formally innovative verse.
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E.
Doug Mahon
Doug Mahon is a technology entrepreneur best known as a founder of the data storage company Seagate Technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American poet
ⓘ
human ⓘ poet ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bollingen Prize for Poetry
ⓘ
Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award for Poetry ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-05-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-03-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
University of New Mexico ⓘ |
| employer |
Black Mountain College
ⓘ
State University of New York at Buffalo ⓘ
linked to:
University at Buffalo
|
| familyName |
Creeley
ⓘ
linked to:
Robert Creeley
|
| genre |
experimental poetry
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| influenced |
Language poets
ⓘ
contemporary American poetry ⓘ later generations of American avant-garde poets ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charles Olson
ⓘ
Ezra Pound ⓘ William Carlos Williams ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Black Mountain poets
ⓘ
Projective Verse tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Projective Verse
postwar American avant-garde ⓘ |
| name | Robert Creeley ⓘ |
| notableWork |
For Love: Poems 1950–1960
ⓘ
Pieces ⓘ The Charm ⓘ The Collected Poems of Robert Creeley, 1945–1975 ⓘ Words ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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poet ⓘ university professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Arlington, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Arlington, Massachusetts
|
| placeOfDeath |
Odessa, Texas, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Odessa, Texas
|
| positionHeld |
Samuel P. Capen Professor of Poetry and the Humanities at SUNY Buffalo
ⓘ
faculty member at Black Mountain College ⓘ |
| residence |
Buffalo, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo
New Mexico, United States ⓘ
linked to:
New Mexico
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ann MacKinnon
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Bobbie Louise Hawkins ⓘ Penelope Highton ⓘ |
| style |
minimalist poetry
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spare verse ⓘ |
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Referenced by (25)
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