Witness: Selected Poems 1962–2010
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Witness: Selected Poems 1962–2010 is a retrospective collection showcasing nearly five decades of Canadian poet Patrick Lane’s acclaimed and often starkly lyrical work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Witness: Selected Poems 1962–2010 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Witness: Selected Poems 1962–2010 Context triple: [Patrick Lane, notableWork, Witness: Selected Poems 1962–2010]
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A.
Collected Poems
Collected Poems is a comprehensive volume gathering the major poetic works of W. H. Auden, showcasing the range and evolution of his influential modernist verse.
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B.
Poems 1913–1956
Poems 1913–1956 is a major collection of Bertolt Brecht’s poetry spanning over four decades, reflecting his political engagement, exile, and innovative modernist style.
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C.
Counter-Attack and Other Poems
Counter-Attack and Other Poems is a 1918 collection of anti-war poetry by Siegfried Sassoon that vividly depicts the horrors and futility of trench warfare in World War I.
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D.
The Winding Stair and Other Poems
The Winding Stair and Other Poems is a 1933 poetry collection by W.B. Yeats that reflects his mature style, blending mystical symbolism with meditations on aging, history, and spiritual transformation.
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E.
The Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems
The Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems is a 1917 poetry collection by American poet Vachel Lindsay, noted for its musical, chant-like verse and imaginative, fairy-tale imagery.
- 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: Witness: Selected Poems 1962–2010 Target entity description: Witness: Selected Poems 1962–2010 is a retrospective collection showcasing nearly five decades of Canadian poet Patrick Lane’s acclaimed and often starkly lyrical work.
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A.
Collected Poems
Collected Poems is a comprehensive volume gathering the major poetic works of W. H. Auden, showcasing the range and evolution of his influential modernist verse.
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B.
Poems 1913–1956
Poems 1913–1956 is a major collection of Bertolt Brecht’s poetry spanning over four decades, reflecting his political engagement, exile, and innovative modernist style.
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C.
Counter-Attack and Other Poems
Counter-Attack and Other Poems is a 1918 collection of anti-war poetry by Siegfried Sassoon that vividly depicts the horrors and futility of trench warfare in World War I.
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D.
The Winding Stair and Other Poems
The Winding Stair and Other Poems is a 1933 poetry collection by W.B. Yeats that reflects his mature style, blending mystical symbolism with meditations on aging, history, and spiritual transformation.
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E.
The Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems
The Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems is a 1917 poetry collection by American poet Vachel Lindsay, noted for its musical, chant-like verse and imaginative, fairy-tale imagery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Patrick Lane ⓘ |
| containsWorkBy | Patrick Lane ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| describedAs | starkly lyrical ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
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poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm | selected poems ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
human experience
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landscape ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| isAcclaimed | true ⓘ |
| isRetrospectiveCollection | true ⓘ |
| isSelectionOf | poems by Patrick Lane ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Canadian poetry ⓘ |
| nationalityOfAuthor | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableFor | retrospective overview of Patrick Lane’s career ⓘ |
| periodCovered | nearly five decades ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfContentsEnd | 2010 ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfContentsStart | 1962 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Witness: Selected Poems 1962–2010 Description of subject: Witness: Selected Poems 1962–2010 is a retrospective collection showcasing nearly five decades of Canadian poet Patrick Lane’s acclaimed and often starkly lyrical work.
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