Jamie Lynne BurgessinSwifticismIs This Poetry or Pop Music? How The Tortured Poets Department Straddles High and Low CultureThe best poets have always done this: they intertwine the most powerful allusions with the muddiest, most mundane details, putting the…Apr 27Apr 27
Jamie Lynne BurgessinSwifticismHow Bad Can They Be? The Villains of Midnights Admit Their CrimesAt the height of misogynist criticism of Taylor Swift was the insinuation that she was the common denominator in her relationship…Nov 15, 2022Nov 15, 2022
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Jamie Lynne BurgessinSwifticismHer Own Soulmate: Midnights by Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift became known early in her career for writing a song that was a happy-ending version of Romeo and Juliet, where the final…Oct 23, 2022Oct 23, 2022
Jamie Lynne BurgessinSwifticismJo March & Taylor Swift: Copyrights and Artistic ControlAt the New York City premiere of Greta Gerwig’s Little Women in 2019, Emma Watson gave a short interview with Varietyabout the importance…Aug 29, 2020Aug 29, 2020
Jamie Lynne BurgessinSwifticismModern Romantic Missive: A Close Reading of “the lakes”We’re all in love with this ingenious little turn of phrase in “the lakes” by Taylor Swift: “Tell me what are my words worth.” In the lyric…Aug 18, 2020Aug 18, 2020
Jamie Lynne BurgessinSwifticismOn Authorship & the Creative Process: What ‘folklore’ is really aboutUpdated: Jul 30, 2020Jul 25, 2020Jul 25, 2020
