Joanne Kyger
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Joanne Kyger was an American poet associated with the Beat Generation and San Francisco Renaissance, known for her innovative, Buddhist-influenced verse and involvement in avant-garde literary circles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joanne Kyger canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joanne Kyger Context triple: [Robert Duncan–Jack Spicer circle, hasMember, Joanne Kyger]
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Marilyn Hacker
Marilyn Hacker is an American poet, translator, and critic known for her formally inventive, politically engaged verse and contributions to contemporary LGBTQ+ literature.
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B.
Mary Howe
Mary Howe was an English gentlewoman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, best known as the wife of the prominent Royal Navy admiral Sir George Rooke.
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C.
Jeanne Murray
Jeanne Murray, better known by her stage name Jean Stapleton, was an American character actress famed for her Emmy-winning role as Edith Bunker on the groundbreaking television sitcom "All in the Family."
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D.
Dorothy Earl
Dorothy Earl was the first wife of American animator and Hanna-Barbera co-founder Joseph Barbera.
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E.
Deborah Darnell
Deborah Darnell is an Egyptologist known for co-discovering the Wadi el-Hol inscriptions, which are among the earliest examples of alphabetic writing.
- 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: Joanne Kyger Target entity description: Joanne Kyger was an American poet associated with the Beat Generation and San Francisco Renaissance, known for her innovative, Buddhist-influenced verse and involvement in avant-garde literary circles.
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A.
Marilyn Hacker
Marilyn Hacker is an American poet, translator, and critic known for her formally inventive, politically engaged verse and contributions to contemporary LGBTQ+ literature.
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B.
Mary Howe
Mary Howe was an English gentlewoman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, best known as the wife of the prominent Royal Navy admiral Sir George Rooke.
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C.
Jeanne Murray
Jeanne Murray, better known by her stage name Jean Stapleton, was an American character actress famed for her Emmy-winning role as Edith Bunker on the groundbreaking television sitcom "All in the Family."
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D.
Dorothy Earl
Dorothy Earl was the first wife of American animator and Hanna-Barbera co-founder Joseph Barbera.
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E.
Deborah Darnell
Deborah Darnell is an Egyptologist known for co-discovering the Wadi el-Hol inscriptions, which are among the earliest examples of alphabetic writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American poet
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human ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-11-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-03-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Santa Barbara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kyger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American literature
ⓘ
contemporary poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
Buddhist poetry
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experimental poetry ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Joanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | contemporary American poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Beat Generation writers
NERFINISHED
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Buddhist philosophy ⓘ Charles Olson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Spicer NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese culture ⓘ Robert Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bolinas poetry community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Beat Generation
NERFINISHED
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San Francisco Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ avant-garde literature ⓘ |
| name | Joanne Kyger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Buddhist-influenced poetry
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association with Beat Generation ⓘ innovative verse ⓘ role in San Francisco Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableWork |
About Now: Collected Poems
NERFINISHED
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Again: Poems 1989–2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ Going On: Selected Poems, 1958–1980 NERFINISHED ⓘ Just Space: Poems, 1979–1989 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tapestry and the Web NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
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writer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Beat movement in poetry
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San Francisco Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vallejo, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bolinas, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence |
Bolinas, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Gary Snyder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
conversational tone in poetry
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diary-like poetic form ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Joanne Kyger Description of subject: Joanne Kyger was an American poet associated with the Beat Generation and San Francisco Renaissance, known for her innovative, Buddhist-influenced verse and involvement in avant-garde literary circles.
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