Monica Youn
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Monica Youn is an American poet and former lawyer known for her formally inventive, politically engaged collections such as "Ignatz" and "Blackacre."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monica Youn canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8349605 — 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: Monica Youn Context triple: [Yale Younger Poets Series, hasNotableWinner, Monica Youn]
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A.
Cathy Park Hong
Cathy Park Hong is a Korean American poet, essayist, and professor known for her innovative poetry collections and the acclaimed essay collection "Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning."
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B.
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.
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C.
Morgan Parker
Morgan Parker is an American poet and writer known for her incisive, culturally engaged work exploring Black womanhood, pop culture, and identity.
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D.
Anne Howe
Anne Howe is a fictional character from the comic strip "Palooka," likely serving as part of the supporting cast around the title figure.
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E.
Kay Young
Kay Young was a British actress known for her stage and film work in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Monica Youn Target entity description: Monica Youn is an American poet and former lawyer known for her formally inventive, politically engaged collections such as "Ignatz" and "Blackacre."
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A.
Cathy Park Hong
Cathy Park Hong is a Korean American poet, essayist, and professor known for her innovative poetry collections and the acclaimed essay collection "Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning."
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B.
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.
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C.
Morgan Parker
Morgan Parker is an American poet and writer known for her incisive, culturally engaged work exploring Black womanhood, pop culture, and identity.
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D.
Anne Howe
Anne Howe is a fictional character from the comic strip "Palooka," likely serving as part of the supporting cast around the title figure.
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E.
Kay Young
Kay Young was a British actress known for her stage and film work in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
ⓘ
poet ⓘ poetry collection ⓘ |
| author |
Monica Youn
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Monica Youn ⓘ Monica Youn ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Book Award for Poetry finalist
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linked to:
National Book Award for Poetry
National Book Critics Circle Award finalist ⓘ William Carlos Williams Award ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| educatedAt |
Princeton University
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University of Oxford ⓘ Yale Law School ⓘ |
| employer |
New York University
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Princeton University ⓘ University of California, Irvine ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Korean American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
creative writing
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law ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| formerOccupation |
Supreme Court litigator
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campaign finance lawyer ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary poetry
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lyric poetry ⓘ political poetry ⓘ |
| hasDegree |
Bachelor’s degree from Princeton University
ⓘ
Juris Doctor from Yale Law School ⓘ
linked to:
Yale Law School
Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Monica Youn ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| notableWork |
Blackacre
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From From ⓘ Ignatz ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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poet ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
creative writing faculty member
ⓘ
director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice ⓘ professor of English ⓘ |
| workedFor | Brennan Center for Justice ⓘ |
| writingStyle | formally inventive ⓘ |
| writingTheme |
American politics
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identity ⓘ law ⓘ property ⓘ race ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monica Youn Description of subject: Monica Youn is an American poet and former lawyer known for her formally inventive, politically engaged collections such as "Ignatz" and "Blackacre."
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Yale Younger Poets Series
subject linked to:
Monica Youn
subject linked to:
Monica Youn
subject linked to:
Monica Youn