C. D. Wright
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C. D. Wright was an American poet known for her innovative, genre-blurring work that often explored place, justice, and the voices of marginalized communities.
All labels observed (1)
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| C. D. Wright canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: C. D. Wright Context triple: [Lannan Literary Award for Poetry, notableRecipient, C. D. Wright]
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A.
Jorie Graham
Jorie Graham is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American poet renowned for her intellectually rigorous, formally innovative work that explores history, perception, and the natural world.
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B.
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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C.
Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo is a Muscogee (Creek) Nation poet, musician, and writer who became the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate and is celebrated for her powerful explorations of Indigenous identity, history, and resilience.
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D.
James Claude Wright Jr.
James Claude Wright Jr. was an American Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989.
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E.
Tracy K. Smith
Tracy K. Smith is an acclaimed American poet and former U.S. Poet Laureate whose work explores history, identity, and the cosmos.
- 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: C. D. Wright Target entity description: C. D. Wright was an American poet known for her innovative, genre-blurring work that often explored place, justice, and the voices of marginalized communities.
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A.
Jorie Graham
Jorie Graham is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American poet renowned for her intellectually rigorous, formally innovative work that explores history, perception, and the natural world.
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B.
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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C.
Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo is a Muscogee (Creek) Nation poet, musician, and writer who became the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate and is celebrated for her powerful explorations of Indigenous identity, history, and resilience.
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D.
James Claude Wright Jr.
James Claude Wright Jr. was an American Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989.
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E.
Tracy K. Smith
Tracy K. Smith is an acclaimed American poet and former U.S. Poet Laureate whose work explores history, identity, and the cosmos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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poet ⓘ professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Griffin Poetry Prize
NERFINISHED
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Guggenheim Fellowship ⓘ Lannan Literary Award for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| coFounded | Lost Roads Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-01-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-01-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Memphis State University
NERFINISHED
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University of Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Brown University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
documentary poetics
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experimental literature ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| fullName | Carolyn Doris Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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hybrid prose ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Carolyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
place
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social justice ⓘ voices of marginalized communities ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Letters
NERFINISHED
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary American poetry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cooling Time: An American Poetry Vigil
NERFINISHED
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Deepstep Come Shining NERFINISHED ⓘ One Big Self: An Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ One With Others NERFINISHED ⓘ Rising, Falling, Hovering NERFINISHED ⓘ Steal Away: Selected and New Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ String Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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poet ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mountain Home, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Barrington, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Israel J. Kapstein Professor of English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Forrest Gander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
documentary
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genre-blurring ⓘ |
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