Concept of a “poet” goes mainstream

Swift announced her 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department.”

I find it amazing and noteworthy that Taylor Swift, one of the greatest female recording artists of our time, has elevated the concept of “poetry” front and center into her music and art-making. Imagine the idea of a “poet” reaching millions and millions of people. This raises great questions: What is a poet? Who is a poet? Why does poetry matter? I spend my life’s work answering these questions and inspiring people to understand these answers.

Swift’s 11th album, “The Torturted Poets Department” relies on the concept of what poetry is, what it does, and why it’s essential to understanding human experience.

According to the Daily Utah Chronicle, “Wherever the inspiration comes from, the album elevates Swift’s previous work to a whole new level. Swift still relies on her pop formulas that make her music addicting, but she curates new forms of writing within “The Tortured Poets Department.” Although there is more technical work when writing poetry, Swift still uses the skills of many poets such as metaphors, romanticism, repetition, rhymes and intense emotions in her songs. Swift will always be a songwriter at heart, but that doesn’t demean her talent in poetry or writing. She can only get better at it.”