Jacob Polley
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Jacob Polley is a contemporary British poet and novelist known for his lyrically precise, often haunting explorations of memory, landscape, and the uncanny.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jacob Polley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4569499 — 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: Jacob Polley Context triple: [T. S. Eliot Prize, hasAwarded, Jacob Polley]
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A.
Jacob Poole
Jacob Poole was a 19th-century Irish scholar best known for compiling and preserving the vocabulary and records of the now-extinct Yola language of County Wexford.
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B.
Ryan Poles
Ryan Poles is an American football executive who serves as the general manager responsible for overseeing roster construction and football operations for the NFL’s Chicago Bears.
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C.
Gavin Polone
Gavin Polone is an American film and television producer and talent manager known for his work on projects such as the thriller "Panic Room" and the TV series "Gilmore Girls."
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D.
Jacob Shea
Jacob Shea is a film and television composer known for his work on major nature documentaries and collaborations with composer Hans Zimmer.
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E.
Adam Bohling
Adam Bohling is a British film producer known for his work on high-profile action and genre films, including the Kingsman series.
- 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: Jacob Polley Target entity description: Jacob Polley is a contemporary British poet and novelist known for his lyrically precise, often haunting explorations of memory, landscape, and the uncanny.
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A.
Jacob Poole
Jacob Poole was a 19th-century Irish scholar best known for compiling and preserving the vocabulary and records of the now-extinct Yola language of County Wexford.
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B.
Ryan Poles
Ryan Poles is an American football executive who serves as the general manager responsible for overseeing roster construction and football operations for the NFL’s Chicago Bears.
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C.
Gavin Polone
Gavin Polone is an American film and television producer and talent manager known for his work on projects such as the thriller "Panic Room" and the TV series "Gilmore Girls."
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D.
Jacob Shea
Jacob Shea is a film and television composer known for his work on major nature documentaries and collaborations with composer Hans Zimmer.
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E.
Adam Bohling
Adam Bohling is a British film producer known for his work on high-profile action and genre films, including the Kingsman series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British writer
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novelist ⓘ person ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 21st century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Somerset Maugham Award
NERFINISHED
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T. S. Eliot Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1975 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Newcastle University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary literature
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novel ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| hasWrittenForm |
long-form poetry sequence
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lyric poetry ⓘ novel in prose ⓘ |
| influencedBy | English landscape tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary British poetry ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Forward Prize for Best Collection
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forward Prize for Best First Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Jackself
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ Talk of the Town NERFINISHED ⓘ The Brink NERFINISHED ⓘ The Havocs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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poet ⓘ university lecturer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Carlisle, Cumbria, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Creative Writing at Newcastle University ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
formally precise
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lyrical ⓘ |
| writingTheme |
landscape
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memory ⓘ rural life ⓘ the uncanny ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jacob Polley Description of subject: Jacob Polley is a contemporary British poet and novelist known for his lyrically precise, often haunting explorations of memory, landscape, and the uncanny.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.