When Taylor Swift released “The Tortured Poets Department,” on Friday at midnight, her fan base quickly got to work decoding the album, looking for layers of meaning and insight into Ms. Swift’s life.
Of course, that includes the pop singer’s romantic history.
Like many of her past works, the songs on this album — which features over a dozen additional tracks as part of an extended album called “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology” — are laden with names and references, many of which appear to be to real people from Ms. Swift’s universe and the literary canon.
At least two poets, Dylan Thomas and Patti Smith, are mentioned.
Here’s a look at some of those characters.
Persons:
Taylor Swift, ”, Dylan Thomas, Patti Smith, Matty Healy
Organizations:
Poets Department