Ordinary Light
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Ordinary Light is a memoir by poet Tracy K. Smith that reflects on her childhood, family, race, faith, and the shaping of her identity in America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ordinary Light canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6416442 — 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: Ordinary Light Context triple: [Tracy K. Smith, notableWork, Ordinary Light]
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A.
New Light
"New Light" is a 2018 pop-rock single by John Mayer known for its breezy groove, self-deprecating lyrics, and a deliberately low-budget, humorous music video.
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B.
Fantastic Light
Fantastic Light was a top-class international Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his multiple Group 1 victories and championship performances in the early 2000s.
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C.
Simply Light
Simply Light is a reduced-calorie line of fruit juices and beverages offered under the Simply brand.
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D.
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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E.
Service of Light
The Service of Light is the opening part of the Easter Vigil liturgy, centered on the blessing of the new fire and the Paschal candle to symbolize Christ’s resurrection dispelling darkness.
- 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: Ordinary Light Target entity description: Ordinary Light is a memoir by poet Tracy K. Smith that reflects on her childhood, family, race, faith, and the shaping of her identity in America.
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A.
New Light
"New Light" is a 2018 pop-rock single by John Mayer known for its breezy groove, self-deprecating lyrics, and a deliberately low-budget, humorous music video.
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B.
Fantastic Light
Fantastic Light was a top-class international Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his multiple Group 1 victories and championship performances in the early 2000s.
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C.
Simply Light
Simply Light is a reduced-calorie line of fruit juices and beverages offered under the Simply brand.
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D.
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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E.
Service of Light
The Service of Light is the opening part of the Easter Vigil liturgy, centered on the blessing of the new fire and the Paschal candle to symbolize Christ’s resurrection dispelling darkness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | memoir ⓘ |
| author | Tracy K. Smith ⓘ |
| awarded |
National Book Award for Nonfiction finalist
ⓘ
PEN Open Book Award longlist ⓘ
linked to:
PEN Open Book Award
|
| contains |
reflections on higher education
ⓘ
reflections on motherhood ⓘ reflections on poetry ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
African American experience
ⓘ
coming of age ⓘ grief ⓘ mother-daughter relationship ⓘ religious belief ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | poet ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
family history ⓘ loss ⓘ memory ⓘ racial identity ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0307962669 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mediaType |
ebook
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of black middle-class life
ⓘ
lyrical prose style ⓘ |
| pageCount | 368 ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCareer | first prose memoir ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Life on Mars
ⓘ
Wade in the Water ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| structure | chronological ⓘ |
| subject |
Tracy K. Smith
ⓘ
childhood ⓘ faith ⓘ family ⓘ identity ⓘ race ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ordinary Light Description of subject: Ordinary Light is a memoir by poet Tracy K. Smith that reflects on her childhood, family, race, faith, and the shaping of her identity in America.
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