Def Poetry Jam (TV series)
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Def Poetry Jam is an HBO television series created by Russell Simmons that showcases live performances by spoken word poets and slam artists from diverse backgrounds.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Def Poetry Jam | 1 |
| Def Poetry Jam (TV series) canonical | 1 |
| Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17679398 — 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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Def Poetry Jam (TV series) Context triple: [Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, alsoKnownAs, Def Poetry Jam (TV series)]
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Pocket Poets Series
Pocket Poets Series is a landmark collection of small-format poetry books, best known for publishing influential Beat and avant-garde poets and helping to shape postwar American literary culture.
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Dial-A-Poem
Dial-A-Poem was an innovative telephone-based poetry project launched in the late 1960s that allowed callers to listen to recorded poems and performances by a wide range of contemporary writers and artists.
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C.
Poetry Please
Poetry Please is a long-running BBC Radio 4 programme that features listeners’ requests for classic and contemporary poetry, often introduced and read by notable poets and actors.
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D.
Poemata
Poemata is a collection of Latin poems by the Dutch humanist scholar and poet Daniel Heinsius, reflecting his prominence in early 17th-century Neo-Latin literature.
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Poemata
Poemata is a collection of Latin poems by the Swiss polymath Albrecht von Haller, reflecting his prominence in 18th-century scientific and literary circles.
- 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: Def Poetry Jam (TV series) Target entity description: Def Poetry Jam is an HBO television series created by Russell Simmons that showcases live performances by spoken word poets and slam artists from diverse backgrounds.
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A.
Pocket Poets Series
Pocket Poets Series is a landmark collection of small-format poetry books, best known for publishing influential Beat and avant-garde poets and helping to shape postwar American literary culture.
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B.
Dial-A-Poem
Dial-A-Poem was an innovative telephone-based poetry project launched in the late 1960s that allowed callers to listen to recorded poems and performances by a wide range of contemporary writers and artists.
-
C.
Poetry Please
Poetry Please is a long-running BBC Radio 4 programme that features listeners’ requests for classic and contemporary poetry, often introduced and read by notable poets and actors.
-
D.
Poemata
Poemata is a collection of Latin poems by the Dutch humanist scholar and poet Daniel Heinsius, reflecting his prominence in early 17th-century Neo-Latin literature.
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E.
Poemata
Poemata is a collection of Latin poems by the Swiss polymath Albrecht von Haller, reflecting his prominence in 18th-century scientific and literary circles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Def Poetry Jam (TV series)
linked to: Def Poetry Jam (TV series)