Marilyn Nelson
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Marilyn Nelson is an acclaimed American poet, translator, and educator known for her historically engaged, formally adept verse and numerous honors recognizing her contributions to contemporary poetry.
All labels observed (1)
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| Marilyn Nelson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13712331 — 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: Marilyn Nelson Context triple: [Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, hasRecipient, Marilyn Nelson]
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A.
Patricia Smith
Patricia Smith was an American actress known for her numerous film and television roles from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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B.
Patricia Smith
Patricia Smith, also known as Patricia Southall, is an American former beauty queen and philanthropist best known as a former Miss Virginia USA and for her high-profile marriages to Martin Lawrence and Emmitt Smith.
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C.
Elizabeth Hopkins
Elizabeth Hopkins was a colonial-era New England woman known primarily as a member of the prominent Hopkins family, being the daughter of early Rhode Island leader Stephen Hopkins.
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D.
Joy Burch
Joy Burch is an Australian politician who has served as a senior member of the Australian Capital Territory’s Legislative Assembly, including in key leadership roles.
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E.
Sonia Sanchez
Sonia Sanchez is an influential American poet, playwright, and activist whose work and teaching have been central to Black Arts and Black feminist literary movements.
- 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: Marilyn Nelson Target entity description: Marilyn Nelson is an acclaimed American poet, translator, and educator known for her historically engaged, formally adept verse and numerous honors recognizing her contributions to contemporary poetry.
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A.
Patricia Smith
Patricia Smith was an American actress known for her numerous film and television roles from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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B.
Patricia Smith
Patricia Smith, also known as Patricia Southall, is an American former beauty queen and philanthropist best known as a former Miss Virginia USA and for her high-profile marriages to Martin Lawrence and Emmitt Smith.
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C.
Elizabeth Hopkins
Elizabeth Hopkins was a colonial-era New England woman known primarily as a member of the prominent Hopkins family, being the daughter of early Rhode Island leader Stephen Hopkins.
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D.
Joy Burch
Joy Burch is an Australian politician who has served as a senior member of the Australian Capital Territory’s Legislative Assembly, including in key leadership roles.
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E.
Sonia Sanchez
Sonia Sanchez is an influential American poet, playwright, and activist whose work and teaching have been central to Black Arts and Black feminist literary movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.