Tortured Poets Save The World
Taylor Swift and The Tortured Poets Department — From One Storytelling Music Lover to Another
“All’s fair in love and poetry.” ~ Taylor Swift
How poetic that Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD) double album was released during National Poetry Month!
Imagine getting paid millions to publish your journal to a melody — sharing your heartbreak, angst, frustration, fear, etc., with anxiously awaiting fans. I dare say it’s the dream of most poets I know, including me.
But Swift fame? Hard pass! As Taylor brilliantly points out in her gothic rendition of Clara Bow, the price of fame is too high. That goes double for introverted creatives who need an alter ego just to get on stage.
Regardless of our personal preferences toward Taylor’s music, be it love, hate, or somewhere in between, we can’t ignore the devoted fan base she has amassed. As poets, writers, and entrepreneurs, we can gain valuable insights from her monumental…
