I loveeeee Taylor Swift. Her writing is some of the most beautiful out there and she’s a lyrical genius. Reading poems inspired by her and her songs was so fun! I’m not always a big poetry person, but I wanted to give this a shot. I’m so glad I did! It was fun to find the connection to particular songs of Taylor and find my own connection with the writing. The poetry was beautiful and moving and I love that someone came up with the idea to create a poetry book out of these. A wonderful and incredibly fun idea!

Love the idea of this. Some great poetry in here. Good variety. I obviously didn’t love every poem, but I appreciated them for what they were and found a few that continue to stick with me.

Imagine comforting people with your art so much that you inspire them to make their own art based off of yours! Taylor Swift is such a gem and I know would love this collection so much. I enjoyed reading through the poems and can definitely see where some of the writers included elements of her work in their and payed homage to her songs. This was fun.

Poetry for Swifties but also I think anyone could enjoy this! I am a big Taylor Swift fan so obviously this worked for me. As usual with a collection, I liked some more than others but I enjoyed the collection as a whole. Would make a great gift!

If you like Taylor swift, especially if you like clowning and trying to decode her Easter eggs, you will enjoy this book. 113 (!!!) poems that all elude to Swift’s songs. I had so much fun trying to figure out which song each poem was about!

The target audience for this book may seem like Swifties, but I’d argue being a poetry fan is a bigger prerequisite. I’m a huge Swiftie since debut era, and I’d say I could maybe figure out about 25% of the songs these poems coordinated with. On the bright side, if you don’t like a certain style, it’s over quickly. I personally would have preferred to have the songs explicitly linked to the poems, and I think that would encourage me to engage longer with each poem and reread rather than try to speed through.

Ism not a big poetry person but I did like this just because it was Taylor Swift related and it was a fun read. I definitely thought I would like it more than I Did though, I just Did not connect with the writing

I adore poetry--I generally veer more towards the classics, but I have loved many poems by many of these poets in the past. I am also absolutely a Taylor Swift fan so I am 100% the audience for this book. I'm still formulating my own thoughts on it and how I want to structure this review, but I want you to know, if you're on the fence, that these poets took this assignment so seriously and I feel like they earnestly pay homage to one of the greatest songwriters of our generation.

A bit of an odd approach to a book, but would be inspiring for an imaginative, creative crowd I suppose.

(I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review)

I really enjoyed this book of poetry. Admittedly, poetry is not what I typically gravitate towards but as a huge Taylor Swift fan my curiosity was piqued. It was a fun added personal challenge to see if I could guess the inspiration behind each poem. Some were easier than others for me and I appreciated the variation. The poems themselves were well-written and often very moving. This collection of poems is one I've enjoyed more than most poetry.

It's easy to dismiss Taylor Swift as lightweight pop, but her lyrics are full of literary merit and her fans spend hours poring over them. Those same fans will enjoy this poetry anthology, which is considerably more complex than the popular Instagram poets aimed at teens. This will be a high school purchase.

What a wonderful collection to add to the Taylor swift fan guide. It really gets across her importance while also highlighting so many other talented writers and poets. Definitely a recommendation to any swift fans who read.

I love this smart collection by a broad range of poets responding to Taylor Swift songs. While some of the poems are light, no one's taking this as a joke or a hoax--the poems are serious and thoughtful and dazzling. It's a great collection even for readers who don't know anything about Swift or her music--the poems can easily stand on their own, testifying to strength and capability and independence and grappling with sorrow and fear and failure as well as joy and achievement. This is the must-get for every Swiftie on your shopping list and can be an introduction to feminist poetry for Swifties and non-Swifties alike. Go revel in these words!

I'm so excited for this one! I loved all of the poems so much.

My favorite was If I Could Tell Her What I Know Now by Tess Taylor.

The Cento at the end was so cool also!
I really enjoyed everyone's poems.

I don't normally like poetry, but I like some of Swift's music, so I thought this might be a good entry-point.

Nope.

There was virtually nothing worth reading in this collection.

There was quite a lot of profanity, including the f-word; lots of poems glorifying sex, including homosexual relationships; and God is referred to as a woman a few times.

I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of poems. I'm a firm believer that poetry is interpreted differently by individuals, so what I took from the poems may be different than what was intended. All I know is that they resembled Taylor Swift's lyrical 'feel'. You felt connected and seen in the messy emotions of humanity.
I didn't figure out which poems were in response to which songs, I would love it if that 'cheat sheet' was included at the very end. I definitely recognized some lyrics and words associate with T. Swift, so that was fun to find.
Swiftie or not, I highly recommend reading Invisible Strings - it was simply beautiful.

Thank you Netgalley and Ballantine for my eArc in exchange for an honest review!

LOVE taylor swift and adore this take on her songs. The forward itself was so incredibly packed with info and beautifully written. Def recommend for any swiftie out there who loves literature and all things language.

Invisible Strings

This poetry collection sees 113 poets interpreting Taylor Swift songs into poems. The only catch is, it doesn’t say who is interpreting which song.

This collection is so perfect for Swifties and poetry lovers alike. Reading each poem and trying to decipher which song inspired it was a super fun game that I’m sure I got wrong more than right. Serious Swifties will surely be better at this!

My favorite of the collection was If I Could Tell Her What I Know Now by Tess Taylor. I also really loved Oceans Apart by Leah Umansky.

I think this will be a perfect holiday gift for Swifties and poetry lovers this holiday season!

As a Swiftie and a Language Arts teacher, I felt that this book was made for me. I loved analyzing the poems and finding the invisible string back to Taylor. So much fun!!!

I really liked some of the poems in here and even got some chills! Overall some of the magic was lost for me as I couldn’t see the relation between all of the poems and the Taylor Swift discography. It would have been nice to have it revealed what poem related to what song/era, although the die-hard swifties might like the mystery and figuring out all the easter eggs!! (