Roger Robinson
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British poet
Trinidadian poet
performance poet
person
poet
poetry collection
spoken word artist
writer
Roger Robinson is a Trinidad-born British writer and performance poet acclaimed for his powerful explorations of Black experience, community, and social justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roger Robinson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4569501 — 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: Roger Robinson Context triple: [T. S. Eliot Prize, hasAwarded, Roger Robinson]
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A.
Don Robinson
Don Robinson is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher known for his long career primarily with the Pittsburgh Pirates and his role as both a starter and reliever in the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
Fred Robinson
Fred Robinson was an American jazz trombonist active in the 1920s and 1930s, known for his work with Louis Armstrong and other leading early jazz ensembles.
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C.
Larry Robinson
Larry Robinson is a Hall of Fame Canadian ice hockey defenseman best known for his long, successful career with the Montreal Canadiens and multiple Stanley Cup championships.
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D.
Larry Robinson
Larry Robinson is an American academic and administrator best known for serving as president of Florida A&M University.
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E.
Phil Alden Robinson
Phil Alden Robinson is an American screenwriter and director best known for writing and directing the acclaimed baseball fantasy film "Field of Dreams."
- 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: Roger Robinson Target entity description: Roger Robinson is a Trinidad-born British writer and performance poet acclaimed for his powerful explorations of Black experience, community, and social justice.
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A.
Don Robinson
Don Robinson is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher known for his long career primarily with the Pittsburgh Pirates and his role as both a starter and reliever in the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
Fred Robinson
Fred Robinson was an American jazz trombonist active in the 1920s and 1930s, known for his work with Louis Armstrong and other leading early jazz ensembles.
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C.
Larry Robinson
Larry Robinson is a Hall of Fame Canadian ice hockey defenseman best known for his long, successful career with the Montreal Canadiens and multiple Stanley Cup championships.
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D.
Larry Robinson
Larry Robinson is an American academic and administrator best known for serving as president of Florida A&M University.
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E.
Phil Alden Robinson
Phil Alden Robinson is an American screenwriter and director best known for writing and directing the acclaimed baseball fantasy film "Field of Dreams."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British poet
ⓘ
Trinidadian poet ⓘ performance poet ⓘ person ⓘ poet ⓘ poetry collection ⓘ spoken word artist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| author | Roger Robinson ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ondaatje Prize
ⓘ
linked to:
RSL Ondaatje Prize
RSL Ondaatje Prize ⓘ RSL Ondaatje Prize for A Portable Paradise ⓘ
linked to:
RSL Ondaatje Prize
T. S. Eliot Prize ⓘ T. S. Eliot Prize for A Portable Paradise ⓘ
linked to:
T. S. Eliot Prize
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Afro-Caribbean
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linked to:
Afro-Caribbean people
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| genre |
essay
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performance poetry ⓘ poetry ⓘ spoken word ⓘ |
| hasCreativeRole |
co-founder of Spoke Lab
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member of King Midas Sound ⓘ member of Malika’s Poetry Kitchen ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Black British experience
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Black experience ⓘ Grenfell Tower fire ⓘ community ⓘ diaspora ⓘ migration ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| movement |
Black British literature
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linked to:
Black British
contemporary British poetry ⓘ performance poetry movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
explorations of Black experience
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performance poetry ⓘ socially engaged writing ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Portable Paradise
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A Portable Paradise (poetry collection) ⓘ Home Is Not a Place ⓘ Suckle ⓘ The Butterfly Hotel ⓘ The Shape of Things to Come ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
ⓘ
performer ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| residence |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roger Robinson Description of subject: Roger Robinson is a Trinidad-born British writer and performance poet acclaimed for his powerful explorations of Black experience, community, and social justice.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Roger Robinson