Riprap
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Riprap is a 1959 poetry collection by American poet Gary Snyder, known for its concise, nature-focused verse influenced by Zen Buddhism and his experiences in the Sierra Nevada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Riprap canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Riprap Context triple: [Gary Snyder, notableWork, Riprap]
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A.
Rushes
"Rushes" is a notable work by the artist known as The Fireman, the experimental music project of Paul McCartney and producer Youth.
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B.
Rockpile
Rockpile is a renowned American Viticultural Area in Sonoma County, California, known for its high-elevation vineyards and intensely flavored Zinfandel wines.
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C.
River Suck
River Suck is a major river in western Ireland that flows through counties such as Roscommon and Galway before joining the River Shannon.
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D.
That Dam
That Dam is an ancient, dark-stoned Buddhist stupa in central Vientiane, Laos, surrounded by local legends and considered one of the city’s most historic religious monuments.
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E.
Rip It Up
"Rip It Up" is a 1956 rock and roll song by Little Richard that became one of his signature high-energy hits and a classic of the early rock era.
- 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: Riprap Target entity description: Riprap is a 1959 poetry collection by American poet Gary Snyder, known for its concise, nature-focused verse influenced by Zen Buddhism and his experiences in the Sierra Nevada.
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A.
Rushes
"Rushes" is a notable work by the artist known as The Fireman, the experimental music project of Paul McCartney and producer Youth.
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B.
Rockpile
Rockpile is a renowned American Viticultural Area in Sonoma County, California, known for its high-elevation vineyards and intensely flavored Zinfandel wines.
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C.
River Suck
River Suck is a major river in western Ireland that flows through counties such as Roscommon and Galway before joining the River Shannon.
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D.
That Dam
That Dam is an ancient, dark-stoned Buddhist stupa in central Vientiane, Laos, surrounded by local legends and considered one of the city’s most historic religious monuments.
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E.
Rip It Up
"Rip It Up" is a 1956 rock and roll song by Little Richard that became one of his signature high-energy hits and a classic of the early rock era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosophy |
Buddhist thought
ⓘ
deep ecology ⓘ |
| author | Gary Snyder ⓘ |
| authorInfluenceOn | contemporary environmental poetry ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| containsAutobiographicalElements | yes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | highly regarded in American nature poetry ⓘ |
| depictsOccupation | trail crew work in the Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | paperback ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart | Riprap and Cold Mountain Poems ⓘ |
| hasPoem |
Pate Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Above Pate Valley
Hay for the Horses ⓘ Mid-August at Sourdough Mountain Lookout ⓘ Piute Creek ⓘ Riprap (poem) ⓘ |
| hasPoeticTechnique |
attention to concrete detail
ⓘ
colloquial diction ⓘ minimalism ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
ecological awareness
ⓘ
manual labor ⓘ meditation ⓘ mountain landscapes ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada mountains
Zen ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterEditionIncludes | translations of Hanshan (Cold Mountain) poems ⓘ |
| laterEditionTitle | Riprap and Cold Mountain Poems ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Beat Generation ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Buddhism
ⓘ
nature ⓘ wilderness experience ⓘ work and labor ⓘ |
| metaphorFor | poems as carefully placed words like stones ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| publisher | Origin Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Back Country
ⓘ
Turtle Island ⓘ |
| setting | Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| style |
concise free verse
ⓘ
imagist description ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | construction term for loose stone used to prevent erosion ⓘ |
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