I'm not sure what i expected when i received this ARC but perhaps this just wasn't for me. thanks netgalley & the publisher for the arc in exchange for an honest review

As a poetry reader and Taylor Swift fan, I could not ignore this book any longer. The homage was both emotional and entertaining, I loved that the collection was prefaced by more academically-oriented analysis of Swift’s songwriting, and the symbolisms and imagery used in her poetry.
As expected in any anthology, I was bound to enjoy some poems more than others, but I couldn’t help but connect with all the poets as fellow swifties.
Leaving the reader to figure out which song inspired the poem was a bold choice and maybe left me a bit wanting because of the fact that there was no way to know if I was right, though.

I tried numerous times to read this book and I think I might not like poetry that much. I was so busy trying to Easter egg what Swiftie song it was than I was actually reading the poems. Giving a three because I have to give something.

As a huge swifty I was excited to read this book! I don’t read a ton of poetry, but I do enjoy it occasionally. All of the poems in this collection were well written. My biggest frustration with this book is related to the corresponding songs. I wish there would have either been a list of the songs that are “referenced” even if it didn’t say which poem, it was (I feel like the book should have had this at the bare minimum), the poems and the corresponding song were included before each poem, or some sort of key in the back with all of the answers. I understand the collection creator wanted people to figure them out themselves but with how many songs Taylor has there were some that were very hard to figure out. I’m fairly familiar with Taylor’s discography but there are some songs that I don’t listen to as much. I ended up finding a list someone had published with the corresponding songs, and I found that super helpful. I felt like I got more out of the poems knowing the song beforehand. I do think this is a really fun idea and I still enjoyed it, but it was annoying to have to pause between each poem to check the website.

I like that I’m able to pick this up and just read a few pages at a time. I love Taylor and will read literally anything Taylor coded

As a swiftie of course, this was such a great collection of poetry. I think any fan of Taylor’s pen would enjoy this.

As a Taylor’s fan I loved this so much, one of my favorite things about this is making the lyrics we already love so much even more relatable.

This anthology combines Taylor Swift and poetry and was a great read. But it wasn’t obvious that they were inspired by Swift’s songs and lyrics if you didn’t already know and I really liked that interpretation and how one song can create different emotions and stories for different people. Not everyone will experience her songs in the same way and seeing that in the form of poetry was well done. However, while I had fun guessing which song inspired each poem, some were harder than others, and would’ve appreciated some sort of list in the back of the book with the songs or even a link to a website.

This is a fun coffee-table book in my home. I enjoy picking it up to peruse a few poems at a time at random. I bought it because of two contributors: Diane Seuss and Gregory Pardlo. I was pleased to discover some new-to-me poets like Kim Addonizio who wrote "Resurrection" for this collection. The best poems are the ones like Addonizio's where you can tell the poet was having fun. The poems I didn't enjoy as much read too much like emulations of Taylor Swift lyrics. The introduction is a great read and not to be missed. Even though I am very well versed in Taylor Swift's lyrics, and I had a hell of a time figuring out the puzzle of what song inspired what poem. I gave up trying, honestly, and the difficulty was a little disappointing as matching songs to poems is what I most looked forward to with this anthology.

Not nearly as close to Taylor swift songs as I thought it would. I knew I wouldn’t love every poem but I’m sad to say that the vast majority really didn’t hit at all

I asked for this one for something different thank I was used to and I am glad I did. It gave me a new appreciation for what is my normal but also allowed me time in a new area to which I want to explore more.

I love both poetry and Taylor swift so I was looking forward to this collection. It was different poets so some I really enjoyed and others not as much. Such is life. Still a lovely collection of poetry.

I'm not a swifite by any means and I don't get the hype behind her music, but I did enjoy reading poet's response to her songs.

I love Taylor Swift like everyone else, so obsessively, to the point of knowing almost all the songs by heart, and I must admit that I was hoping that this book would be a nice and modern homage to the singer, unfortunately not. DNF for me. Sorry. Thanks to Netgalley and the publishing house for this book, in exchange for my honest opinion.

This was my first dive back into poetry after not reading it for awhile and being a swiftie this was right up my alley!

Invisible String is a beautiful collection of Taylor Swift inspired poetry. I only hope that Taylor got a copy and was able to see how inspirational she was to so many amazing poets.

Taylor Swift lyrics and emotion has inspired a collection of wonderful poetry and responses to her work. Every person impacted by Taylor's work would appreciate all of these unique takes. I loved this so much! Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine | Ballantine Books for a copy of this book for an honest review.

Taylor Swift is an incredible and poetic lyricist to begin with, but watching her words transformed into poems makes it even more beautiful!

This book is so beautiful and powerful. All of these poems tell such a stunning story that feels true to the story Taylor Swift intended to tell with these lyrics. I felt transformed into another world while reading these poems and was sad when they were over.

If you are a Taylor Swift lover or poem lover, you will find joy, heartbreak, and empowerment in these poems!

This is a really fun concept for a poetry collection! There’s no doubt that the poets that contributed to this are very talented, but I do think some of them could have been a *little* more obvious as to which song it was inspired by. I ended up finding a website that listed them all, and while many of them I guessed right or could at least see the connection, some of them left me puzzled as to how it related to that song at all. Or maybe I’m just bad at dissecting poetry, who knows (probably). That said, there were some excellent poems in here, and I think it’s a fun read for Swifties!

This was a fun little exploration of Taylor Swift lyrics through the various lenses of different poets. Obviously, with a collection this large there are going to be some hits and misses but I really enjoyed how each poem made you work to figure out which song it was a call and response to. That was a fun element to this that I think any Swiftie would love working out perhaps even more than enjoying the poetry itself.