XLI Poems
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XLI Poems is a 1925 poetry collection by E. E. Cummings that showcases his innovative use of language, typography, and unconventional poetic form.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| XLI Poems canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3331203 — 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: XLI Poems Context triple: [E. E. Cummings, notableWork, XLI Poems]
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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.
POES
POES (Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites) is a series of U.S. meteorological satellites that provide global weather, climate, and environmental data from polar orbits.
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C.
Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a famous 1926 lyric poem by Archibald MacLeish that meditates on the nature and purpose of poetry, encapsulated in its dictum that "a poem should not mean but be."
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D.
Sonnets
Sonnets is a celebrated collection of 154 lyric poems by William Shakespeare that explore themes such as love, beauty, time, and mortality.
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E.
Rimas
Rimas is a collection of lyric poems by the Portuguese Renaissance poet Luís de Camões, showcasing his mastery of sonnets and other poetic forms.
- 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: XLI Poems Target entity description: XLI Poems is a 1925 poetry collection by E. E. Cummings that showcases his innovative use of language, typography, and unconventional poetic form.
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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.
POES
POES (Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites) is a series of U.S. meteorological satellites that provide global weather, climate, and environmental data from polar orbits.
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C.
Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a famous 1926 lyric poem by Archibald MacLeish that meditates on the nature and purpose of poetry, encapsulated in its dictum that "a poem should not mean but be."
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D.
Sonnets
Sonnets is a celebrated collection of 154 lyric poems by William Shakespeare that explore themes such as love, beauty, time, and mortality.
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E.
Rimas
Rimas is a collection of lyric poems by the Portuguese Renaissance poet Luís de Camões, showcasing his mastery of sonnets and other poetic forms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
20th-century American poetry
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experimental literature ⓘ |
| author | E. E. Cummings ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | may still be under copyright in some jurisdictions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | E. E. Cummings ⓘ |
| follows | Tulips and Chimneys ⓘ |
| format | book ⓘ |
| genre | modernist poetry ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
experimental poetic form
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innovative use of language ⓘ nonstandard capitalization ⓘ nontraditional punctuation ⓘ unconventional typography ⓘ visual arrangement of text ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later experimental poets ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
individualism
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love ⓘ modern society ⓘ nature ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| hasType | single-author poetry collection ⓘ |
| influencedBy | avant-garde poetics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of Cummings’ distinctive poetic style
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experimentation with spacing on the page ⓘ experimentation with syntax ⓘ |
| numberOfPoems | 41 ⓘ |
| partOf | E. E. Cummings’ early poetry collections ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| publisher | The Dial Press ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The title refers to the number 41 in Roman numerals ⓘ |
| writer | E. E. Cummings ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: XLI Poems Description of subject: XLI Poems is a 1925 poetry collection by E. E. Cummings that showcases his innovative use of language, typography, and unconventional poetic form.
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Edward Estlin