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Back to SearchEmily Dickinson and Taylor Swift |"Karma," "evermore" & Why They're Literary Twins
“And I was catching my breath, barefoot in the wildest winter…” What happens when a 21st-century American poet meets a 19th-century one? In this Show…
15 hours ago
“Blank Space” Line-by-Line Analysis | AP Taylor Swift Podcast
Season 1
"Nice to meet you, where you been? I could show you incredible things..." In this deep dive episode, we dissect one of Taylor Swift's most iconic sat…
1 week ago
"Don’t Leave Me Like This": Taylor Swift Meets Pride and Prejudice | I’m Only Me When I’m With You, Haunted, and Lavender Haze | AP Taylor Swift
Season 3
"I'm only me when I'm with you" This week on AP Taylor Swift, we're diving into an AP Lit favorite: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (1813). We trac…
2 weeks ago
"Tim McGraw" by Taylor Swift Song Analysis | AP Taylor Swift Podcast
Season 3
"It's nice to believe, when you think Tim McGraw." This week on AP Taylor Swift, we're going line-by-line through Taylor Swift's "Tim McGraw" (debut,…
3 weeks ago
Looking at Taylor Swift’s Music Through a Feminist Lens | AP Taylor Swift
Season 3
“Why you gotta be so mean?” In this week’s episode of AP Taylor Swift, we put “Mean” (Speak Now), “nothing new” (Red, Taylor’s Version), and “mirrorb…
4 weeks ago
“Cruel Summer” Meaning & Lyrics Explained | AP Taylor Swift
"I don't want to keep secrets just to keep you" This week on AP Taylor Swift, we're going line-by-line through Taylor Swift's "Cruel Summer" (Lover, …
1 month ago
Why Summer Hits Different in Taylor Swift Lyrics | AP Taylor Swift
"Now the sun burns my heart and the sand hurts my feelings" This is a re-air of one of our favorite episodes. We’re looking at the literary symbolis…
1 month, 1 week ago
Celebrating Taylor Swift’s Wedding Day, from Love Story to Paper Rings to Wi$h Li$t: How Taylor Swift Writes About Weddings, Marriage | AP Taylor Swift Bonus Episode
"I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings." To celebrate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding, we each picked a song from Taylor's …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
“Willow” Song Analysis: Witchcraft, Mythology, and Power Dynamics | AP Taylor Swift E137
Season 3 Episode 137
“Life was a willow and it bent right to your wind” This week, we finally try to find the actual meaning behind Taylor Swift's "willow" (evermore, 20…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
"I Don’t Wanna Live Forever": How Taylor Swift’s Songs Tell the Story of the Odyssey
Episode 136
“In silent screams and wildest dreams, I never dreamed of this. This love is good. This love is bad. This love is alive back from the dead.”
This wee…
1 month, 3 weeks ago