Dial-A-Poem
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Dial-A-Poem was an innovative telephone-based poetry project launched in the late 1960s that allowed callers to listen to recorded poems and performances by a wide range of contemporary writers and artists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dial-A-Poem canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Dial-A-Poem Context triple: [John Giorno, notableWork, Dial-A-Poem]
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Poemata
Poemata is a collection of Latin poems by the Swiss polymath Albrecht von Haller, reflecting his prominence in 18th-century scientific and literary circles.
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Tenth Muse
The "Tenth Muse" is an honorific epithet celebrating Sappho as an almost divine poet whose genius was deemed worthy of joining the nine classical Muses of Greek mythology.
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The Poet
"The Poet" is a seminal essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the nature, role, and visionary power of the poet in society and in expressing universal truths.
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The Poet
The Poet is a 1981 R&B/soul album by Bobby Womack that marked a major commercial and critical comeback in his career.
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E.
The Poet
The Poet is a reflective, storytelling character in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn," representing the voice of the poet among the gathered guests.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dial-A-Poem Target entity description: Dial-A-Poem was an innovative telephone-based poetry project launched in the late 1960s that allowed callers to listen to recorded poems and performances by a wide range of contemporary writers and artists.
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A.
Poemata
Poemata is a collection of Latin poems by the Swiss polymath Albrecht von Haller, reflecting his prominence in 18th-century scientific and literary circles.
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B.
Tenth Muse
The "Tenth Muse" is an honorific epithet celebrating Sappho as an almost divine poet whose genius was deemed worthy of joining the nine classical Muses of Greek mythology.
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C.
The Poet
"The Poet" is a seminal essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the nature, role, and visionary power of the poet in society and in expressing universal truths.
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D.
The Poet
The Poet is a reflective, storytelling character in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn," representing the voice of the poet among the gathered guests.
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E.
The Poet
"The Poet" is a 1998 crime thriller film in which Jürgen Prochnow stars in a dark tale of murder, obsession, and psychological intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual art project
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poetry distribution service ⓘ sound poetry project ⓘ telecommunications art project ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | open to the general public ⓘ |
| aim |
to distribute contemporary poetry to a mass audience
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to use telecommunications as an artistic medium ⓘ |
| audience |
art world
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general public ⓘ poetry listeners ⓘ |
| contentType | recorded voice ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creativeDirector | John Giorno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | John Giorno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | telephone callers ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | telephone call ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
poetry
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sound recording ⓘ telecommunications art ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental literature
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performance art ⓘ poetry ⓘ sound art ⓘ spoken word ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
expanded audience for contemporary poetry
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influenced later telematic and media art projects ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
audio hotlines for cultural content
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later spoken word distribution projects ⓘ telephone-based art projects ⓘ |
| hasPart |
recorded performances
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recorded poems ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
experimental
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innovative ⓘ |
| inception | 1968 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | contemporary poetry readings ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
audio recording
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telephone network ⓘ |
| notableFor |
free public access to poetry
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innovative use of telephone technology for art ⓘ wide range of contemporary writers and artists ⓘ |
| operatingMode | on-demand listening by phone ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| participant |
contemporary artists
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contemporary writers ⓘ |
| startTime | late 1960s ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | late 1960s ⓘ |
| use | public access telephone numbers ⓘ |
| workExample | recorded poems available via telephone ⓘ |
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