Devotions
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Devotions is a poetry collection by Mary Oliver that gathers selections from across her career, showcasing her contemplative, nature-focused verse.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Devotions canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Devotions Context triple: [Mary Oliver, notableWork, Devotions]
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A.
Psalms and Prayers
Psalms and Prayers is a Manichaean liturgical collection of hymns and supplications used in the worship and devotional practices of the Manichaean religious tradition.
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B.
Sermons of Religion
Sermons of Religion is a collection of influential 19th-century liberal Christian sermons by American transcendentalist theologian Theodore Parker.
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C.
Losungen
Losungen are the traditional daily devotional scripture selections used in the Moravian Church and widely adopted by other Christian denominations.
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D.
Hymns on Faith
Hymns on Faith is a collection of theological and poetic hymns by Ephrem the Syrian that articulate early Christian doctrine and spirituality.
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E.
On Prayer
On Prayer is a theological treatise by the early Christian scholar Origen that explores the nature, purpose, and practice of Christian prayer.
- 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: Devotions Target entity description: Devotions is a poetry collection by Mary Oliver that gathers selections from across her career, showcasing her contemplative, nature-focused verse.
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A.
Psalms and Prayers
Psalms and Prayers is a Manichaean liturgical collection of hymns and supplications used in the worship and devotional practices of the Manichaean religious tradition.
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B.
Sermons of Religion
Sermons of Religion is a collection of influential 19th-century liberal Christian sermons by American transcendentalist theologian Theodore Parker.
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C.
Losungen
Losungen are the traditional daily devotional scripture selections used in the Moravian Church and widely adopted by other Christian denominations.
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D.
Hymns on Faith
Hymns on Faith is a collection of theological and poetic hymns by Ephrem the Syrian that articulate early Christian doctrine and spirituality.
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E.
On Prayer
On Prayer is a theological treatise by the early Christian scholar Origen that explores the nature, purpose, and practice of Christian prayer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Mary Oliver ⓘ |
| compiles | Mary Oliver's nature-focused verse ⓘ |
| containsWorkBy | Mary Oliver ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| curatesFrom | Mary Oliver's earlier collections ⓘ |
| focusesOnTheme |
attention
ⓘ
contemplation ⓘ mindfulness ⓘ mortality ⓘ nature ⓘ spirituality ⓘ the natural world ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm |
free verse
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
ebook
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| hasReception | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
animals
ⓘ
everyday life ⓘ landscapes ⓘ seasons ⓘ |
| intendedAs | selected poems ⓘ |
| isCollectionOf | poems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American poetry ⓘ |
| marketedAs | definitive collection of Mary Oliver's work ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accessibility to general readers
ⓘ
contemplative tone ⓘ nature imagery ⓘ |
| publisher |
Penguin Press
ⓘ
linked to:
Penguin Books
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| spansPeriodOfAuthorCareer | several decades ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
readers interested in nature writing
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readers interested in spiritual literature ⓘ readers of contemporary poetry ⓘ |
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