The title of Taylor Swift’s new album makes more sense after learning that she is Emily Dickinson’s family

Anyone who has even the slightest notion of literature knows very well Emily Dickinson, the 19th century American poet. Many would like to inherit her genetics to obtain that ability to write with such sensitivity. And maybe Taylor Swift have done it.

“Swift and Dickinson descend from an English immigrant of the 17th century -Swift’s ninth great-grandfather and Dickinson’s sixth great-grandfather who settled in Windsor, Connecticut-”, they explain in People magazine, which talks about a genealogical study that relates them.

In this way, the title he has given to his next album makes more sense, The Tortured Poets Department, which will go on sale on April 19. Many thought it was related to his ex, Joe Alwynbut it may have more to do with his family.

Family ties

“Taylor Swift’s ancestors stayed in Connecticut for six generations until her side of the family eventually settled in northwestern Pennsylvania, where they married into the Swift family line”, they add about that genealogical line.

If so, Taylor Swift and Emily Dickinson They would be sixth cousins, with three separations. If there is something that unites them, beyond blood, it is that talent for writing. The singer has always given a lot of importance to her lyrics where she raises existentialist and vital reflections.

What we don’t know is whether Taylor is aware of this relationship. On some occasions he has spoken about the poet, but in terms of admiration. In fact, in 2022, when she received the songwriter and artist of the decade award from the International Association of Nashville Songwriters she mentioned her in her acceptance speech: “If my lyrics sound like a letter written by Emily Dickinson’s great-grandmother while sewing a lace curtain, that’s me writing in the Quill genre.”.

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There seems to be a lineage here where lyrics matter. We will have to look to see if we find physical similarities.