Taylor Swift is a Poet

"Is Taylor Swift a Poet? I'd say yes, absolutely! Imagine her on stage without the band, the flashy clothes and no guitar or singing. Instead she is standing on stage speaking her lyrics into the microphone while a crowd of aspiring poets and English literature students are staring at her intently hanging on to her every word and feeling the emotion in her voice. I think if Taylor Swift didn't go down the musical path she would have become a very successful literary writer and poet. Maybe she would be the Emily Dickenson of today. Maybe she already is! The author is a professor teaching a course she created called English Literature Taylor's Version at Ghent University, she offers her insights into the meaning of Taylor's lyrics and how they are inspired by other great works of literature that Ms Swift is clearly a fan of. I particularly enjoyed the author's notes and annotations circle words and including her thoughts as an English professor. Some may not agree with her ideas, however as she clearly states in the Introduction to the book that's okay, everyone has their own thoughts and opinions, only Taylor Swift knows the true meaning to the words she wrote. Overall this is a valuable piece of work for Swifties and literature and poetry lovers and students"

— Kayoh (5/5)