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• Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  Selected Poems

  Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834

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  Samuel Taylor Coleridge is one of the poets alluded to in Swift's song "the lakes", from the folklore album.

• Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately

  a Collection of Poems

  Cook, Alicia,

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  This collection of poems is formatted like a mixtape, and is the perfect collection to read when celebrating an album release!

• Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass

  Del Rey, Lana, 1985-

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  Lana Del Rey, Swift's friend and collaborator, published this volume of poetry that is perfect for any Swifties!

• The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

  Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886

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  Swift has referenced Emily Dickinson in her songs before, plus they're distantly related!

• Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

  Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965

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  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!

• The Poetry of Robert Frost

  the Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged

  Frost, Robert, 1874-1963

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  Robert Frost is referenced in Swift's song "illicit affairs".

• I Would Leave Me If I Could.

  a Collection of Poetry

  Halsey, 1994-

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  Halsey is another musician friend of Swift's that has a poetry collection.

• Wild Embers

  Poems of Rebellion, Fire, and Beauty

  Gill, Nikita,

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  Much like Swift, Nikita Gill loves to make references to literature and legends in her work.

• Shame Is An Ocean I Swim Across

  Lambert, Mary, 1989-

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  Another volume written by a singer, Mary Lambert's poetry collection is full of emotions just like Swift's songs are.

• Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

  Neruda, Pablo, 1904-1973

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  Swift references Pablo Neruda in the prologue to her album Red.

• Poems

  by Robert Southey

  Southey, Robert, 1774-1843

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  Robert Southey is one of the poets referenced in Swift's song "the lakes."

• Dark Sparkler

  Tamblyn, Amber,

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  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.

• William Wordsworth

  Poems

  Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850,

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  William Wordsworth is one of the poets mentioned in Swift's song "the lakes."