The Hotel Wentley Poems
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The Hotel Wentley Poems is a landmark 1958 collection of confessional, Beat-influenced poetry by John Wieners, noted for its raw depictions of queer desire, addiction, and urban loneliness.
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| The Hotel Wentley Poems canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Hotel Wentley Poems Context triple: [John Wieners, notableWork, The Hotel Wentley Poems]
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A.
The Old Huntsman and Other Poems
The Old Huntsman and Other Poems is a 1917 poetry collection by Siegfried Sassoon that blends lyrical reflections with early, increasingly critical depictions of World War I.
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B.
The Winding Stair and Other Poems
The Winding Stair and Other Poems is a 1933 poetry collection by W.B. Yeats that reflects his mature style, blending mystical symbolism with meditations on aging, history, and spiritual transformation.
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collected poems of William Cullen Bryant
The "Collected Poems of William Cullen Bryant" is an anthology that brings together the major poetic works of the 19th-century American Romantic poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant.
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poem "The Housatonic at Stockbridge" by William Cullen Bryant
"The Housatonic at Stockbridge" is a lyric poem by William Cullen Bryant that reflects on the natural beauty and tranquil, moral grandeur of the Housatonic River near Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
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E.
Fosterling (poem)
"Fosterling" is a reflective poem by Seamus Heaney, included in his 1991 collection *Seeing Things*, that meditates on aging, self-acceptance, and the belated arrival of poetic confidence.
- 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: The Hotel Wentley Poems Target entity description: The Hotel Wentley Poems is a landmark 1958 collection of confessional, Beat-influenced poetry by John Wieners, noted for its raw depictions of queer desire, addiction, and urban loneliness.
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A.
The Old Huntsman and Other Poems
The Old Huntsman and Other Poems is a 1917 poetry collection by Siegfried Sassoon that blends lyrical reflections with early, increasingly critical depictions of World War I.
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B.
The Winding Stair and Other Poems
The Winding Stair and Other Poems is a 1933 poetry collection by W.B. Yeats that reflects his mature style, blending mystical symbolism with meditations on aging, history, and spiritual transformation.
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C.
collected poems of William Cullen Bryant
The "Collected Poems of William Cullen Bryant" is an anthology that brings together the major poetic works of the 19th-century American Romantic poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant.
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D.
poem "The Housatonic at Stockbridge" by William Cullen Bryant
"The Housatonic at Stockbridge" is a lyric poem by William Cullen Bryant that reflects on the natural beauty and tranquil, moral grandeur of the Housatonic River near Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
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E.
Fosterling (poem)
"Fosterling" is a reflective poem by Seamus Heaney, included in his 1991 collection *Seeing Things*, that meditates on aging, self-acceptance, and the belated arrival of poetic confidence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beat poetry work
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book ⓘ poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beat poets
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linked to:
Beat poetry
LGBT literature ⓘ San Francisco Renaissance ⓘ |
| author | John Wieners ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception |
cult classic
ⓘ
landmark of queer Beat poetry ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasPoem |
A Poem for Cocksuckers
ⓘ
A Poem for Museum Goers ⓘ A Poem for Painters ⓘ A Poem for Record Players ⓘ A Poem for the Insane ⓘ A Poem for the Old Man ⓘ A Poem for the Old Woman ⓘ A Poem for the Young Man ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
bohemian subculture
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male-male desire ⓘ mental distress ⓘ |
| influenced |
LGBT confessional poetry
ⓘ
later queer poets ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Beat Generation
ⓘ
confessional poetry ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
addiction
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drug use ⓘ marginality ⓘ queer desire ⓘ sexuality ⓘ urban loneliness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depictions of addiction
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depictions of urban loneliness ⓘ frank treatment of homosexuality ⓘ influence on queer poetics ⓘ raw depictions of queer desire ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | 1950s ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | San Francisco ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| publisher | Auerhahn Press ⓘ |
| setting |
Hotel Wentley
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San Francisco ⓘ |
| style |
Beat-influenced
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confessional ⓘ lyric ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1950s San Francisco ⓘ |
| writer | John Wieners ⓘ |
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