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Invisible Strings

113 Poets Respond to the Songs of Taylor Swift

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Invisible Strings

Written by: Kristie Frederick Daugherty - editor
Narrated by: Candace Fitzgerald, Dominique Salvacion, Kristie Frederick Daugherty, Curtis Michael Holland, Bailey Carr, Tavia Gilbert, Jonathan Bate, Katie Allsup, Talon David, Mark Sanderlin, Imani Jade Powers, André Santana, Diane Seuss
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An anthology of brand-new poems inspired by Taylor Swift songs, from a powerhouse group of contemporary poets, including Kate Baer, Maggie Smith, and Joy Harjo.

Let the decoding begin!

With a record-breaking four Grammy awards for Album of the Year, Taylor Swift stands alone in the world of pop music. One of the most talented lyricists of all time, her music captivates millions of fans throughout the globe with the narrative depth and emotional resonance of her songwriting.

In Invisible Strings, poet, professor, and dedicated Swiftie Kristie Frederick Daugherty has brought together 113 contemporary poets, each contributing an original poem that responds to a specific Taylor Swift song.

In a spirit of celebration and collaboration, poets have taken a cue from Swift’s love of dropping clues and puzzles for her fandom to decode, as each poem alludes to a song without using direct lyrics. Swifties will enjoy closely reading each of the poems to discover which song each poet responded to; each poem responds to only one song.

The collection showcases a diverse and accomplished array of writers including the 23rd US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, Pulitzer Prize winners Diane Seuss, Yusef Komunyakaa, Carl Phillips, Rae Armantrout, Paul Muldoon, and Gregory Pardlo, National Book Critics Circle Award winners Mary Jo Bang and Laura Kasischke, and bestselling poets Maggie Smith, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Kate Baer, amanda lovelace, Tyler Knott Gregson, and Jane Hirshfield.

Swifties will experience the profundity and nuance of Swift’s lyrics through these poems, while having fun matching the poems to songs from all of her eras—vault tracks included! For poetry lovers, this one-of-a-kind anthology is an unparalleled collection of new work from today’s most lauded and revered poets.


* This audiobook edition contains a downloadable PDF of additional resources from the printed book.
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Critic Reviews

“Meditative, varied, and visceral, paying tribute to Swift’s love of words and her deeply felt passions . . . [an] indelible, beautiful collection.”Booklist
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