Some Trees
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"Some Trees" is an influential early poetry collection by American poet John Ashbery, noted for its innovative, abstract style and importance to postwar American poetry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Some Trees canonical | 2 |
| Some Trees (poem) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6571277 — 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: Some Trees Context triple: [John Ashbery, notableWork, Some Trees]
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A.
The Forest Trees
The Forest Trees is a short story by Washington Irving included in his 1822 collection "Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists."
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B.
The Tree
"The Tree" is a minimalist abstract painting by American artist Agnes Martin, exemplifying her serene grid-based style and meditative approach to art.
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C.
Four Trees
Four Trees is an expressionist landscape painting by Austrian artist Egon Schiele, known for its stark composition, emotive color, and symbolic depiction of nature.
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D.
The Power of Trees
"The Power of Trees" is an influential work by ecologist Gretchen C. Daily that explores the vital ecological, economic, and cultural roles of trees and forests in sustaining life on Earth.
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E.
City of Trees
City of Trees is the popular nickname for Sendai, a major city in Japan renowned for its abundant greenery and tree-lined streets.
- 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: Some Trees Target entity description: "Some Trees" is an influential early poetry collection by American poet John Ashbery, noted for its innovative, abstract style and importance to postwar American poetry.
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A.
The Forest Trees
The Forest Trees is a short story by Washington Irving included in his 1822 collection "Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists."
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B.
The Tree
"The Tree" is a minimalist abstract painting by American artist Agnes Martin, exemplifying her serene grid-based style and meditative approach to art.
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C.
Four Trees
Four Trees is an expressionist landscape painting by Austrian artist Egon Schiele, known for its stark composition, emotive color, and symbolic depiction of nature.
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D.
The Power of Trees
"The Power of Trees" is an influential work by ecologist Gretchen C. Daily that explores the vital ecological, economic, and cultural roles of trees and forests in sustaining life on Earth.
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E.
City of Trees
City of Trees is the nickname for Boise, Idaho, highlighting the city's abundant urban greenery and tree-lined landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New York School (poetry)
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linked to:
New York School
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| author | John Ashbery ⓘ |
| awarded |
Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize
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linked to:
Yale Series of Younger Poets Award
|
| containsPoem |
Some Trees (poem)
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linked to:
Some Trees
The Instruction Manual ⓘ The Painter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReception | highly influential in American poetry ⓘ |
| debutWorkOf | John Ashbery ⓘ |
| editorOfSeries | W. H. Auden ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| followsInCareerOf | John Ashbery ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm |
free verse
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasReprint | various later editions ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of American poets ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American poetry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abstract style
ⓘ
influence on postwar American poetry ⓘ innovative style ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Yale Series of Younger Poets
ⓘ
linked to:
The Yale Younger Poets Series
|
| publicationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| publisher | Yale University Press ⓘ |
| selectedBy | W. H. Auden ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
disjunctive imagery
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elliptical syntax ⓘ indeterminacy of meaning ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
language
ⓘ
perception ⓘ subjectivity ⓘ |
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Subject: Some Trees Description of subject: "Some Trees" is an influential early poetry collection by American poet John Ashbery, noted for its innovative, abstract style and importance to postwar American poetry.
Referenced by (3)
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