Meditations in an Emergency
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Meditations in an Emergency is a 1967 poetry collection by Frank O’Hara that captures mid-20th-century urban life and personal crisis through witty, conversational, and emotionally charged free verse.
All labels observed (1)
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| Meditations in an Emergency canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meditations in an Emergency Context triple: [Frank O’Hara, notableWork, Meditations in an Emergency]
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A.
Meditations in Time of Civil War
Meditations in Time of Civil War is a sequence of poems by W. B. Yeats reflecting on Irish civil strife, history, and personal memory through rich symbolic and meditative verse.
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B.
On the Suffering of the World
"On the Suffering of the World" is a philosophical essay by Arthur Schopenhauer that reflects his pessimistic view of human existence and the pervasive nature of suffering in life.
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C.
Enemies of the Permanent Things
Enemies of the Permanent Things is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk critiquing modern cultural, political, and moral trends in defense of enduring moral and social norms.
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D.
Consolations
Consolations is a set of six lyrical piano pieces by Franz Liszt, known for their serene, introspective character and expressive Romantic style.
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E.
A Mind with a Heart of Its Own
"A Mind with a Heart of Its Own" is a rock song by Tom Petty from his acclaimed 1989 solo album Full Moon Fever.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meditations in an Emergency Target entity description: Meditations in an Emergency is a 1967 poetry collection by Frank O’Hara that captures mid-20th-century urban life and personal crisis through witty, conversational, and emotionally charged free verse.
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A.
Meditations in Time of Civil War
Meditations in Time of Civil War is a sequence of poems by W. B. Yeats reflecting on Irish civil strife, history, and personal memory through rich symbolic and meditative verse.
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B.
On the Suffering of the World
"On the Suffering of the World" is a philosophical essay by Arthur Schopenhauer that reflects his pessimistic view of human existence and the pervasive nature of suffering in life.
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C.
Enemies of the Permanent Things
Enemies of the Permanent Things is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk critiquing modern cultural, political, and moral trends in defense of enduring moral and social norms.
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D.
Consolations
Consolations is a set of six lyrical piano pieces by Franz Liszt, known for their serene, introspective character and expressive Romantic style.
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E.
A Mind with a Heart of Its Own
"A Mind with a Heart of Its Own" is a rock song by Tom Petty from his acclaimed 1989 solo album Full Moon Fever.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New York School poets
ⓘ
linked to:
New York School
|
| author | Frank O’Hara ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | featured in the television series Mad Men ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | late-20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple individual poems ⓘ |
| hasReception | regarded as a key work of the New York School ⓘ |
| hasReissue | later reprinted by Grove Press ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
contemporary art and culture
ⓘ
emotional immediacy ⓘ everyday urban experience ⓘ queer experience ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abstract Expressionism
ⓘ
linked to:
Abstract expressionism
modernist poetry ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Frank O’Hara’s collected works ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New York School ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mad Men (season 2)
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linked to:
Mad Men, season 2
|
| notablePoem |
In Memory of My Feelings
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Poem (Lana Turner has collapsed!) ⓘ To the Harbormaster ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| periodDepicted | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| publisher | Grove Press ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| style |
conversational
ⓘ
emotionally charged ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
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love ⓘ modern alienation ⓘ personal crisis ⓘ sexuality ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | postwar era ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | alludes to philosophical meditations and crisis ⓘ |
| tone |
intimate
ⓘ
ironic ⓘ urgent ⓘ |
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Subject: Meditations in an Emergency Description of subject: Meditations in an Emergency is a 1967 poetry collection by Frank O’Hara that captures mid-20th-century urban life and personal crisis through witty, conversational, and emotionally charged free verse.
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