With no explanation, label each line with "O", "person-artist/author", "person-other", "art-broadcastprogram", "art-film", "art-music", "art-other", "art-painting", "art-writtenart" or "building-airport" preceded by ":".
As
he
continued
to
write
,
his
longtime
friend
LeRoi
Jones
(
later
Amiri
Baraka
)
,
the
poet
and
playwright
,
encouraged
him
to
contact
Sterling
Lord
,
then
Kerouac
's
agent
.
As:O
he:O
continued:O
to:O
write:O
,:O
his:O
longtime:O
friend:O
LeRoi:person-artist/author
Jones:person-artist/author
(:O
later:person-artist/author
Amiri:person-artist/author
Baraka:person-artist/author
):O
,:O
the:O
poet:O
and:O
playwright:O
,:O
encouraged:O
him:O
to:O
contact:O
Sterling:person-other
Lord:O
,:O
then:O
Kerouac:person-artist/author
's:O
agent:O
.:O