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BostonPL_13 Books for Swifties to Read During The Tortured Poets Department Release Week

Taylor Swift's newest album, The Tortured Poets Department, releases on 4/19/24 - plus it is National Poetry Month. Check out these volumes of poetry to celebrate! These titles may be available in other formats or languages. Check our catalog for availability.

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  • Samuel Taylor Coleridge is one of the poets alluded to in Swift's song "the lakes", from the folklore album.
    BookLondon : Penguin, [2000] — PR4478.A35 H65 2000x
  • This collection of poems is formatted like a mixtape, and is the perfect collection to read when celebrating an album release!
    BookKansas City, Missouri : Andrews McMeel Publishing, [2017] — PS3603.O568535 A6 2017x
  • Lana Del Rey, Swift's friend and collaborator, published this volume of poetry that is perfect for any Swifties!
    BookNew York : Simon & Schuster, 2020. — PS3604.E398 V56 2020x
  • Swift has referenced Emily Dickinson in her songs before, plus they're distantly related!
    BookBoston : Back Bay Books, Little, Brown and Co., [1997] — PS1541 .A1 1997b
  • Not only is Swift a noted cat lover with 3 of her own, but she also starred in the movie adaptation of Cats - check out the book that started it all!
    BookNew York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982, c1939. — PS3509.L43 O55 1982
  • The Poetry of Robert Frost

    the Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged

    Frost, Robert, 1874-1963
    Robert Frost is referenced in Swift's song "illicit affairs".
    BookNew York : H. Holt, 1979. — PS3511 .R94 1979x
  • Halsey is another musician friend of Swift's that has a poetry collection.
    BookNew York : Simon & Schuster, 2020. — PS3608.A54935 I18 2020
  • Wild Embers

    Poems of Rebellion, Fire, and Beauty

    Gill, Nikita,
    Much like Swift, Nikita Gill loves to make references to literature and legends in her work.
    BookNew York ; Boston : Hachette Books, 2017. — PR6107.I457 A6 2017
  • Another volume written by a singer, Mary Lambert's poetry collection is full of emotions just like Swift's songs are.
    BookNew York : Feiwel and Friends, 2018. — PS3612.A54646 A6 2018
  • Robert Southey is one of the poets referenced in Swift's song "the lakes."
    Website or Online DataBristol : printed by N. Biggs, for Joseph Cottle, and sold in London by Messrs. Robinsons, 1797.
  • Swift loves to reference Old Hollywood in her work, including a new song called "Clare Bow." Actress Amber Tamblyn's poetry collection is centered around tragic Hollywood women.
    BookNew York : HarperPerennial, [2015] — PS3620.A66 D37 2015x
  • William Wordsworth is one of the poets mentioned in Swift's song "the lakes."
    BookLondon : Faber & Faber, 2016. — PR5852 .H43 2016x