City Lights Pocket Poets
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City Lights Pocket Poets is a renowned poetry series and imprint known for publishing influential Beat and avant-garde poets in affordable, pocket-sized editions.
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| City Lights Pocket Poets canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: City Lights Pocket Poets Context triple: [City Lights Publishers, hasImprint, City Lights Pocket Poets]
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City Lights
City Lights is a 1931 silent romantic comedy film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, celebrated for its blend of slapstick humor and poignant emotion.
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City Lights
"City Lights" is a gentle, introspective folk-pop song by singer-songwriter Priscilla Ahn, known for its delicate vocals and atmospheric, reflective mood.
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Poeta en Nueva York
Poeta en Nueva York is a posthumously published, surrealist poetry collection by Federico García Lorca that reflects his emotional and critical response to modern urban life during his stay in New York City.
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Wrinkles of the City
Wrinkles of the City is a global street art project by French artist JR that features large-scale photographic portraits of elderly residents pasted onto urban architecture to explore memory, history, and the aging of cities.
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The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street
The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street is a 1914 metaphysical painting by Giorgio de Chirico, known for its eerie, dreamlike urban scene with elongated shadows and unsettling stillness.
- 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: City Lights Pocket Poets Target entity description: City Lights Pocket Poets is a renowned poetry series and imprint known for publishing influential Beat and avant-garde poets in affordable, pocket-sized editions.
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A.
City Lights
City Lights is a 1931 silent romantic comedy film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, celebrated for its blend of slapstick humor and poignant emotion.
-
B.
City Lights
"City Lights" is a gentle, introspective folk-pop song by singer-songwriter Priscilla Ahn, known for its delicate vocals and atmospheric, reflective mood.
-
C.
Poeta en Nueva York
Poeta en Nueva York is a posthumously published, surrealist poetry collection by Federico García Lorca that reflects his emotional and critical response to modern urban life during his stay in New York City.
-
D.
Wrinkles of the City
Wrinkles of the City is a global street art project by French artist JR that features large-scale photographic portraits of elderly residents pasted onto urban architecture to explore memory, history, and the aging of cities.
-
E.
The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street
The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street is a 1914 metaphysical painting by Giorgio de Chirico, known for its eerie, dreamlike urban scene with elongated shadows and unsettling stillness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poetry series
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publishing imprint ⓘ |
| aim | to make modern poetry widely accessible ⓘ |
| associatedBookstore | City Lights Bookstore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Beat Generation
NERFINISHED
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San Francisco Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfPublication | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance | key vehicle for dissemination of Beat literature ⓘ |
| firstEditor | Lawrence Ferlinghetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | pocket-sized editions ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Lawrence Ferlinghetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasNotableVolumeNumber | Pocket Poets Series No. 4: Howl and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublisher | City Lights Booksellers & Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Beat poetry
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modernist poetry ⓘ political protest poetry ⓘ surrealist poetry ⓘ |
| inception | 1955 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableAuthorPublished |
Allen Ginsberg
NERFINISHED
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André Breton NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank O’Hara NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory Corso NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Kerouac NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Ferlinghetti NERFINISHED ⓘ Pier Paolo Pasolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
publishing Beat poets
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publishing avant-garde poets ⓘ |
| notablePublication | Howl and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pricePolicy | affordable editions ⓘ |
| printingStyle | uniform pocket-sized design ⓘ |
| publisher | City Lights Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherImprintOf |
City Lights Booksellers & Publishers
NERFINISHED
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City Lights Pocket Bookshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishingFocus |
experimental poetry
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politically engaged poetry ⓘ |
| regionInfluenced |
United States counterculture
NERFINISHED
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international avant-garde poetry ⓘ |
| seriesType | chapbook-like poetry series ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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poetry enthusiasts ⓘ |
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