6 Sparkling Collections to Read If You Loved Taylor Swift’s Midnights
Trigger warning: This article briefly mentions disordered eating. Taylor Swift’s 10th studio album, Midnights, hit shelves and streaming services a little over a month ago, and it’s easy to see its ties to poetry. Swift—a notorious reader who has included nods
5 Poetry Pairings for this Summer’s Hottest New Albums
Today is a big day in music, with nine exciting albums dropping all at once. For the poetry fans who love music just as much, we’ve selected five poetry collections to read while you listen to this summer’s hottest new
Poetry and Music Pairings: Harry Styles Edition
Image via Columbia Records Harry Styles’s latest album, Harry’s House, is already breaking records: The album sold more vinyl copies than any other in the past three decades. And fans have streamed it on Spotify more than 240 million times. With
Poetry and Music Pairings: Billie Eilish Edition
Since the emergence of breakout singles like “Ocean Eyes” and “You Should See Me in a Crown,” Billie Eilish’s music career continues to skyrocket. The seven-time Grammy winner’s latest album, Happier Than Ever, has amassed more than 2 billion streams
Poetry and Music Pairings: Adele Edition
With the much-anticipated release of 30, Adele is officially back in the spotlight. In her fourth album, Adele harkens back to many of the musical components fans love—soulful vocals, classic and jazz influences, and raw, stripped-down songs—while reaching a new
6 Spirited Songs to Add to Your Poetic Holiday Playlist
It’s officially time to listen to all the holiday music you can before the season ends. Like poetry, the best holiday songs transport their listeners, conjuring festive landscapes full of rich, multi-sensory imagery. Add these six songs to your music
Poetry and Music Pairings: Kacey Musgraves Edition
Country-pop crossover artist Kacey Musgraves recently released Star-Crossed, her fourth album and the one most directly tied to poetry. Widely regarded as her “divorce album,” Musgraves said she wrote the emotional project as a “modern tragedy” in the classically poetic
Poetry and Music Pairings: Lorde Edition
Lorde fans rejoiced when her latest album, Solar Power, hit streaming services last month. As her third and most-anticipated record, Solar Power is the singer’s first release in four years—and a wildly different, more optimistic departure from 2017’s Melodrama. Like
4 Blues Poets to Speak to Your Soul
Photo: Taja Janel — Tank Ball poses with 'Vulnerable AF' As a comforting and emotional genre, poetry often connects deepest with readers in the midst of turmoil. This is one of the key ideas behind blues poetry, a movement and tradition
Poetry and Music Pairings: Olivia Rodrigo Edition
Photo Credit: Brett Jordan With five of its songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it’s safe to say Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR has become a cultural phenomenon. Its diaristic nature—with Rodrigo credited as a songwriter on all 11 tracks—as well as its
Poetry and Music Pairings: Beatles Edition (Vol. 2)
In our first installment of Beatles songs and poetry pairings, we introduced six Beatles songs—including “Hey Jude” and “Dear Prudence”—to their perfect poetic counterparts. To continue the saga, let’s dive into a few more beloved Beatles songs and the poets
5 Fun Musical Recommendations for Poetry Lovers
You might not instantaneously think of poetry when you think of musicals. However, these two art forms share an unexpected connection: Both enchant audiences with rhythm, sound, and lyricism. In fact, books and writers have inspired many of today’s most