Taylor Swift has named herself the chairman of the Tortured Poets Department. What do actual poets think about that?
and soon after revealed herself to be the chairman of the titular department. Swift is most admirable as a songwriter, but has she really put in the work to earn the title of chairman? It’s time for a peer review. What do real-life poets think about Taylor Swift branding herself as the tortured-poet-in-chief?
Bradley Trumpfheller, an Austin-based poet and bookseller, finds that being “so in touch with something raw about being alive that it kind of torments you” is what’s “awesome” about being a poet. “The torture comes more from just, I can’t make any money.”, the first musician to make it onto the publication’s list “solely based on her songs and performances.
All that said, not even poets are impervious to the charms of Taylor Swift. “When I blast ‘Cruel Summer,’ I feel very alive,” said Lozada-Oliva, who also admitted to having “two to four” Swift songs on deck for karaoke. Despite their hang-ups about Swift calling herself a tortured poet, her extremely privileged position in the world, and her occasionally corny vibe, all three poets said they would be listening to the album when it drops on Friday. And who knows? Maybe they’ll all love it so much that they’ll unanimously vote for Swift to keep her spot as the chairman of the tortured-poets department. They might change the name, though.
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