Invisible Strings: 113 Poets Respond to the Songs of Taylor Swift

this is beautifully curated. It’s a poetry anthology that you can enjoy as such. I bought this instead of the Eras Tour book and I couldn‘t be happier about my choice. I’d take this work of literature over simple merch any day!

This book contains 113 poems, each inspired by a Taylor Swift song. The poems don't say which song they're inspired by, which I had hoped when I bought the book, but I found I didn't care so much as I read the poetry. The poetry itself is absolutely gorgeous. Truly divine. I make marks in my books for my favorite lines and leave Post-It tabs for my favorite poems on pages, and my copy is completely filled with highlights and has so many Post-It tabs that it's unreal. I'm a poet myself, and this book has inspired me to write more. Knowing these poems were inspired by some of my favorite songs (you can tell what some of them are, but others are more difficult) was such a treat. Either way, this is a top-tier poetry collection. If you're a Taylor Swift fan, you appreciate good writing -- and that makes this a perfect book for you!

Arrived in good time. Great poetry that really make you think. Beautifully written and nicely put together. I’ve only read the first few poems because, for myself.. I feel the need to guess the song it’s based off of before I move on. It’s hard and makes you think which is so fun. But I think I’m gonna just read it through before I start NEEDING to guess, because the quality of poems are great

A friend of mine bought this book for his daughter, but guess what? It was my friend, a dad in his 40's who read every single poem and wrote down which song had been the poet's inspiration. When the list was announced he was so excited. That's the power of Invisible Strings. In terms of full disclosure, I was honored to be invited to submit a poem. I loved how out-of-the-box I needed to go to achieve something I was very proud of writing. And now, I'm working on an anthology titled Birdbrains: A Lyrical Guide to Birds of Washington State. My matching of birds (Northern Flicker anyone?) was directly inspired by this collection. Highly recommended!

This just wasn’t what I thought it would be. The poetry wasn’t to our liking. I thought I’d be able to read these with my daughters (All Swift fans) and match it to a song. Most of it wasn’t our style of poetry. A few I enjoyed.