Seeing Things
E122097
"Seeing Things" is a poetry collection by Nobel Prize–winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney that reflects on memory, mortality, and vision through richly crafted, meditative verse.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seeing Things canonical | 14 |
| Seeing Things (title poem) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1036648 — 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: Seeing Things Context triple: [Seamus Heaney, notableWork, Seeing Things]
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A.
Tell the Vision
"Tell the Vision" is a posthumous Pop Smoke track featured on Kanye West's album "Donda," known for its raw, lo-fi vocal delivery and emotional tribute tone.
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B.
Whatchulookinat
"Whatchulookinat" is an R&B song by Whitney Houston, released as a single from her 2002 album "Just Whitney."
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C.
As He Saw It
"As He Saw It" is a memoir by Elliott Roosevelt that offers an insider’s account of his father Franklin D. Roosevelt’s views and experiences during World War II.
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D.
Reflections in a Jaundiced Eye
Reflections in a Jaundiced Eye is a collection of witty, acerbic essays by American writer and critic Florence King, showcasing her sharp social commentary and darkly humorous observations.
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E.
The Connection of the Senses
The Connection of the Senses is a philosophical work by P. F. Strawson that explores how different sensory modalities contribute to our unified experience of the world.
- 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: Seeing Things Target entity description: "Seeing Things" is a poetry collection by Nobel Prize–winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney that reflects on memory, mortality, and vision through richly crafted, meditative verse.
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A.
Tell the Vision
"Tell the Vision" is a posthumous Pop Smoke track featured on Kanye West's album "Donda," known for its raw, lo-fi vocal delivery and emotional tribute tone.
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B.
Whatchulookinat
"Whatchulookinat" is an R&B song by Whitney Houston, released as a single from her 2002 album "Just Whitney."
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C.
See the Light
"See the Light" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day from their rock opera album "21st Century Breakdown."
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D.
As He Saw It
"As He Saw It" is a memoir by Elliott Roosevelt that offers an insider’s account of his father Franklin D. Roosevelt’s views and experiences during World War II.
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E.
Reflections in a Jaundiced Eye
Reflections in a Jaundiced Eye is a collection of witty, acerbic essays by American writer and critic Florence King, showcasing her sharp social commentary and darkly humorous observations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| authorNobelPrizeInLiteratureYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| follows | The Haw Lantern ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780571161347 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fosterling (poem)
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Lightenings (poem sequence) ⓘ Seeing Things (title poem) ⓘ
linked to:
Seeing Things
Squarings (sequence) ⓘ The Golden Bough (section) ⓘ
linked to:
The Golden Bough
The Journey Back (poem) ⓘ The Pitchfork (poem) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Irish landscape
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art and perception ⓘ childhood recollection ⓘ family history ⓘ imagination ⓘ memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ the afterlife ⓘ vision ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Irish poetry ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative sequence structure in "Squarings"
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meditative treatment of memory and mortality ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| precedes | The Spirit Level ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber ⓘ |
| setting | rural Ireland ⓘ |
| style |
meditative tone
ⓘ
richly crafted verse ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
journeys
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thresholds and crossings ⓘ water ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seeing Things Description of subject: "Seeing Things" is a poetry collection by Nobel Prize–winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney that reflects on memory, mortality, and vision through richly crafted, meditative verse.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Seeing Things
subject linked to:
Christopher Heaney
subject linked to:
Lightenings (poem sequence)
subject linked to:
Lightenings (poem sequence)
subject linked to:
The Pitchfork (poem)
subject linked to:
The Pitchfork (poem)
subject linked to:
The Pitchfork (poem)
subject linked to:
The Journey Back (poem)
subject linked to:
The Journey Back (poem)