City of a Hundred Fires
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City of a Hundred Fires is a poetry collection by Richard Blanco that explores themes of Cuban-American identity, exile, and cultural memory.
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| City of a Hundred Fires canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: City of a Hundred Fires Context triple: [Richard Blanco, work, City of a Hundred Fires]
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A.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
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B.
From the Fires
From the Fires is a 2017 double EP by American rock band Greta Van Fleet that helped launch them to mainstream attention with its retro, Led Zeppelin-inspired sound.
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C.
Black Fire
Black Fire is a landmark 1968 anthology that showcases a wide range of Black Arts Movement poetry, fiction, and essays by African American writers.
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D.
The Fire Raisers
The Fire Raisers is an English title for Max Frisch’s darkly comic play about complacency and the rise of fascism, in which a seemingly respectable citizen naively harbors arsonists in his home.
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E.
The Burning
The Burning is a 1981 American slasher film, notable for its summer-camp setting and early special effects work by makeup artist Tom Savini.
- 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 of a Hundred Fires Target entity description: City of a Hundred Fires is a poetry collection by Richard Blanco that explores themes of Cuban-American identity, exile, and cultural memory.
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A.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
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B.
From the Fires
From the Fires is a 2017 double EP by American rock band Greta Van Fleet that helped launch them to mainstream attention with its retro, Led Zeppelin-inspired sound.
-
C.
Black Fire
Black Fire is a landmark 1968 anthology that showcases a wide range of Black Arts Movement poetry, fiction, and essays by African American writers.
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D.
The Fire Raisers
The Fire Raisers is an English title for Max Frisch’s darkly comic play about complacency and the rise of fascism, in which a seemingly respectable citizen naively harbors arsonists in his home.
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E.
The Burning
The Burning is a 1981 American slasher film, notable for its summer-camp setting and early special effects work by makeup artist Tom Savini.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Richard Blanco ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| debutWorkOf | Richard Blanco ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Cuban-American ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | contemporary Latino poetry ⓘ |
| hasPoemAbout |
Cuban exile community
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bilingualism ⓘ intergenerational relationships ⓘ memory of homeland ⓘ urban landscapes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Cuban-American literature
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Latino literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
autobiographical poetry
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narrative poetry ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cuban-American identity
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Miami ⓘ cultural memory ⓘ diaspora ⓘ exile ⓘ family ⓘ homeland ⓘ immigration ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of exile and displacement
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exploration of Cuban-American identity ⓘ integration of Spanish and English ⓘ use of vivid imagery ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| publisher | University of Pittsburgh Press ⓘ |
| series | Pitt Poetry Series ⓘ |
| setting |
Cuba
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Miami ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | late 20th century ⓘ |
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