United States Poet Laureate

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cultural office poet laureate position

The United States Poet Laureate is the official poet of the Library of Congress, appointed annually to promote poetry and literary appreciation across the nation.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress	12
United States Poet Laureate canonical	9
Poet Laureate of the United States	3
United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress	2
Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress	1
U.S. Poet Laureate	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5317283 — 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.

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Target entity: United States Poet Laureate
Context triple: [Joseph Brodsky, positionHeld, United States Poet Laureate]

A. Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
The Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom is an honorary national role bestowed on a distinguished poet who composes verse for significant state occasions and represents the country’s poetic tradition.
B. Poet Laureate of Illinois
The Poet Laureate of Illinois is the official state poet position, held by distinguished poets such as Gwendolyn Brooks to promote poetry and literary arts throughout Illinois.
C. National Book Award for Poetry
The National Book Award for Poetry is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding collections of poetry published in the United States.
D. Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry is a prestigious American literary award presented annually to honor an outstanding book of original verse by a U.S. author.
E. President of Sahitya Akademi
The President of Sahitya Akademi is the elected head of India’s National Academy of Letters, overseeing its literary programs, awards, and promotion of literature in various Indian languages.
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: United States Poet Laureate
Target entity description: The United States Poet Laureate is the official poet of the Library of Congress, appointed annually to promote poetry and literary appreciation across the nation.

A. Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
The Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom is an honorary national role bestowed on a distinguished poet who composes verse for significant state occasions and represents the country’s poetic tradition.
B. Poet Laureate of Illinois
The Poet Laureate of Illinois is the official state poet position, held by distinguished poets such as Gwendolyn Brooks to promote poetry and literary arts throughout Illinois.
C. National Book Award for Poetry
The National Book Award for Poetry is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding collections of poetry published in the United States.
D. Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry is a prestigious American literary award presented annually to honor an outstanding book of original verse by a U.S. author.
E. President of Sahitya Akademi
The President of Sahitya Akademi is the elected head of India’s National Academy of Letters, overseeing its literary programs, awards, and promotion of literature in various Indian languages.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural office ⓘ poet laureate position ⓘ
activity	advising the Library of Congress on its poetry collections ⓘ giving public readings ⓘ organizing poetry events ⓘ promoting poetry education ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress ⓘ linked to: United States Poet Laureate
appointedBy	Librarian of Congress ⓘ
appointingBody	Library of Congress ⓘ
compensation	stipend ⓘ travel allowance ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
domain	poetry ⓘ
hasTitleHolder	Ada Limón ⓘ Billy Collins ⓘ Charles Simic ⓘ Donald Hall ⓘ Joseph Brodsky ⓘ Joy Harjo ⓘ Juan Felipe Herrera ⓘ Kay Ryan ⓘ Louise Glück ⓘ Natasha Trethewey ⓘ Philip Levine ⓘ Rita Dove ⓘ Robert Penn Warren ⓘ Robert Pinsky ⓘ Ted Kooser ⓘ Tracy K. Smith ⓘ W. S. Merwin ⓘ
inception	1986 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Library of Congress literary programs ⓘ linked to: Library of Congress Poetry Office
legalStatus	federal cultural appointment ⓘ
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
officialOf	Library of Congress ⓘ
organizationalUnit	Library of Congress Poetry and Literature Center ⓘ linked to: Library of Congress Poetry Office
precededBy	Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress ⓘ
purpose	promotion of literary appreciation ⓘ promotion of poetry ⓘ
relatedPosition	United Kingdom Poet Laureate ⓘ linked to: Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom state poet laureate ⓘ
reportsTo	Librarian of Congress ⓘ
residenceRequirement	spends part of term in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
scope	national ⓘ
seat	Library of Congress ⓘ
selectionCriteria	distinguished achievement in poetry ⓘ
termLength	one year ⓘ renewable ⓘ

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