David Harsent
E454900
David Harsent is a British poet and librettist known for his dark, formally inventive work and multiple major poetry awards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Harsent canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4569498 — 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: David Harsent Context triple: [T. S. Eliot Prize, hasAwarded, David Harsent]
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A.
Douglas Dunn
Douglas Dunn is a Scottish poet, editor, and academic known for his reflective verse and significant contributions to contemporary British poetry.
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B.
George Szirtes
George Szirtes is a Hungarian-born British poet, translator, and editor renowned for his lyrical verse and influential translations of Hungarian literature into English.
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C.
John Burnside
John Burnside is a Scottish poet, novelist, and essayist known for his lyrical explorations of nature, memory, and the uncanny in contemporary literature.
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D.
Tony Harrison
Tony Harrison is an English poet and playwright renowned for his politically charged verse and innovative use of vernacular language.
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E.
Robert Hartnett
Robert Hartnett is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Hartnett.
- 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: David Harsent Target entity description: David Harsent is a British poet and librettist known for his dark, formally inventive work and multiple major poetry awards.
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A.
Douglas Dunn
Douglas Dunn is a Scottish poet, editor, and academic known for his reflective verse and significant contributions to contemporary British poetry.
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B.
George Szirtes
George Szirtes is a Hungarian-born British poet, translator, and editor renowned for his lyrical verse and influential translations of Hungarian literature into English.
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C.
John Burnside
John Burnside is a Scottish poet, novelist, and essayist known for his lyrical explorations of nature, memory, and the uncanny in contemporary literature.
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D.
Tony Harrison
Tony Harrison is an English poet and playwright renowned for his politically charged verse and innovative use of vernacular language.
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E.
Robert Hartnett
Robert Hartnett is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Hartnett.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British writer
ⓘ
human ⓘ librettist ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Forward Prize for Best Collection
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Griffin Poetry Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ PEN Award for Poetry in Translation NERFINISHED ⓘ T. S. Eliot Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Hans Werner Henze
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harrison Birtwistle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-12-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of London ⓘ |
| familyName | Harsent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contemporary poetry
ⓘ
opera libretti ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Julia Hobsbawm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
dreams
ⓘ
myth ⓘ psychological states ⓘ violence ⓘ war ⓘ |
| influencedBy | modernist poetry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society of Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | David Harsent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Bird’s Idea of Flight
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fire Songs NERFINISHED ⓘ Gawain NERFINISHED ⓘ Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ Marriage NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr Punch NERFINISHED ⓘ Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
librettist
ⓘ
poet ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| periodActive |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Devizes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Roehampton ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
dark
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formally inventive ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Harsent Description of subject: David Harsent is a British poet and librettist known for his dark, formally inventive work and multiple major poetry awards.
Referenced by (1)
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