When Taylor Swift announced the title of her next album during an acceptance speech at the Grammy Awards in February, she spurred a reaction from a typically quiet bunch: the poets.
The album, slated to come out this week, she said, is called “The Tortured Poets Department.” (Sans apostrophe.)
Who were these poets?
Was the pop singer stealing something precious from those who write verse?
“As a tortured poet, I approve,” said Christian Wiman, the editor of Poetry magazine from 2003 to 2013.
Persons:
Taylor Swift, Swift, ”, Christian Wiman
Organizations:
Poets Department