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Affairs and graves and Emily Dickinson, oh my! Today, we are slowly meandering through Taylor Swift’s 202 poem, ivy. This track from evermore is full of ambiguous symbols, double meanings, and beautiful poetic elements. Uncle Jerry walks us through his many interpretations, and Angela’s brain short circuits through it all.
The Ways We Touch – Miller Williams – Aff link
Down Where The Spirit Meets the Bone – Lucinda Williams
Because I could not stop for Death – Emily Dickinson
Porphyria’s Lover – Robert Browning
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson – Aff Link
Emily Dickinson – Cynthia Griffin Wolff – Aff Link
Instagram reel from @davidkristianp
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