I was given an advance copy of this book from netgalley.com and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are truthful and my own.

This book was so wonderful, and I think it will appeal to Swifties, and poetry lovers. It was fun to find the Taylor Swift inspiration in the poems but honestly, they all stand on their own and can be read and enjoyed without the TS strings. I would recommend this for Holiday gifts this year!

This is a must read for any Taylor Swift fan or anyone a fan of poetry in general. You felt the passion pop right off the page with each poem.

I especially liked reading about the process of the poets.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Ballantine for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

I’m not a Swiftie by any means, but I do enjoy some of her music and have always been a fan of her lyrics, so I thought I would give this book a try!

Poetry is new to me, but I really enjoyed reading through the different poems. Obviously if I was more of a Swift fan, I probably would have connected more dots, but I still enjoyed it.

I would recommend if you’re looking for something a bit different than your normal read!

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for my ARC.

as a huge swiftie and lifelong poetry fan, this was a match made in heaven for me. i loved this concept and would read 113 more poems like this. i loved trying to figure out the corresponding songs and only wish there was an index.

What an incredible premise. Modern poets responding to and being inspired by the quintessential lyrical poet, Taylor Swift. As a poet, I loved this. It was so fun to read each poem and figure out (some more easily than others) what song(s) inspired the poem. What an absolutely amazing collection. Thank you to Kristie Frederick Daughterty for pulling this group together and giving us a collection of poetry full of meaningful imagery and thoughtful insight. I'd highly recommend!

Invisible Strings by Kristie Frederick Daugherty is an anthology of Taylor Swift inspired poems. As it is an anthology, there were of course poems that resonated with me and some that did not. However, many of the poems I enjoyed. I did enjoy how the writers explained their process and/or their why for each of their selected poems within the anthology as this gave more meaning and context to each individual poem. I will say I did enjoy this anthology and I think any fellow Swiftie would as well.

I liked it…but needed more of a connection on how they connected with T Swift songs. There were several that were very clearly inspired from a song, but others not so much.

Invisible Strings is an excellent curated collection of some of contemporary poetry's best voices; ranging from Instapoets to Poet Laureates and Pulitzer Prize winners! Accessible with a diverse array of poetic forms and styles, this is a must-read not just for Swifties, but all tortured poets alike.

i have been a taylor swift fan since i was a little girl. i have grown with taylor, from that first album about not fitting in and beginning to navigate boys and relationships to the most recent addition to her catalogue, about wondering things like "why am i so unloveable?" her songs have very relatable issues that everyone can draw their own experiences on, and in a way, makes us feel not so alone in this big, frightening world.
that is the way the poems in this anthology made me feel. some of them hit me harder than others and i had to sit with them, typical of a good taylor swift song as well. some were dressed up with similar storytelling and settings that embrace you into their world and suck you in.
for a fellow swiftie, i totally recommend.

I enjoyed the poetry in this book. The book is supposed to be poems inspired or based on Taylor Swift songs, which is why I picked it up. I love Taylor Swift, so I was really excited for this. However, I do not feel as though many of these poems felt inspired by Swift. Taylor's lyricism is so beautiful and poetic on its own, but none of these poems felt like they took on that same heart-wrenching quality.

"It takes my breath away, the almost you."

as a swiftie, i was excited to try this book and see how well i did at recognizing which poems coincided with which songs. some were definitely easier than others! i don’t think i have the depth to fully understand all of the poems in the collection, but i enjoyed reading them anyway. the outros was helpful to help better understand some of the poems or the songs they were tied to. i do think this would be a great coffee table book or gift idea for any swiftie friends!

This was a really fun collection of Taylor Swift-related poetry! As a huge swiftie, I had a lot of fun finding all the different Easter eggs and references to different songs and moments in Taylor's career. I really enjoyed the majority of these poems and it was a fun, quick read.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Such a delightful read for any fan of Taylor Swift and her impressive ability to communicate through her lyrics. How can you not love her? I picked up this anthology of poetry, inspired by Taylor, for new works from Maggie Smith and Kate Baer (favorites!) and stayed for the rest, along with that beautiful and insightful forward from Sir Jonathan Bate.

This was a fun collection! Perfect for fans of Taylor Swift. So many of my favorite poets were included, which really added to my enjoyment of the collection.

This book is a delightful read for any fan of poetry, and especially the Swifties out there. Swiftie English teachers, I feel like this one was made for you!

My one piece of feedback is that I wish there had been a list of the songs that inspired the poems in this book. I understand that it’s supposed to be up to everyone’s interpretation, but I think it would’ve added even more to be able to read the poems, then see what song inspired them, and then listen to the song and go back and read the poem again. Sometimes I think I got so caught up in trying to guess what song it was that I didn’t fully take in the poem.

My personal favorites were:
- On the Stairs by Joy Harjo
- Postcard from the Jardin du Palais Royal by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
- Honeycombed and Dangerous by Katie Darby Mullins
- Tempered by Teri Ellen Cross Davis
- Ballroom of Stars by Diane Ackerman
- When You Rise from the Dead, I Drive You to the After Party by Melissa Studdard

I'm a huge Swiftie and also love poetry so I was immediately attracted to this book and am so happy I had the opportunity to read it as an ARC. This was a really lovely collection of poems and I believe it would be so whether you're a Swfitie or not, but all the nods to Taylor's art made it a really beautiful tribute to her work.

But in saying that I think it fell short, I did enjoy it though

I absolutely loved the idea of this book - poets being inspired by Taylor Swift’s incredible songwriting? Yes, please!

The anthology has various forms of poetry, and I for one didn’t even realize there were so many different formats and styles of writing poems. I do wish that somewhere along the way we found out which poems were inspired by which songs, maybe even just at the back of the book so we could check if we wanted to? That would have added to my understanding and enjoyment of the poetry.

I may not have been the correct audience for this one as a Swiftie who loves the lyrics but doesn’t know much about poetry, but I’m sure people in the correct audience will love it!

As a Taylor Swift fan, I was really excited to check out this poetry anthology. What a fun and timely idea! Because T Swift’s resonates with millions and her words are poetry all their own, I was so hopeful to delve into the poems and figure out which song each was related to. Unfortunately, I had no clue. I don’t know if this is just because I don’t Swift hard enough to really get the nuances of all her songs (and probably don’t know nearly enough of them) or if it’s because I’m clueless about poetry. Either way, I don’t consider that a reflection of the poems, that’s truly a me problem. So many of the poems featured here were moving and beautifully written, so even if I didn’t achieve my initial goal in reading this, it was still absolutely worthwhile.

Idea 5 stars. Execution 3 stars. I loved the premise of the book but it just was meh. Thank you for the opportunity to read this arc.

So... I requested this title because I have many Swiftie students and thought it might entice them to read some poetry. Unfortunately, it wasn't quite what I was expecting. I thought the contributors would be doing more of an homage to Swift's songs/lyrics, as she is a poet herself. But, I found it really tough to make connections - and so did the few with whom I shared some of the poems.
Sorry, for me this was a miss. But, that's not to say there isn't some lovely poetry in the collection. It just wasn't what I was expecting, thus didn't quite fit my purposes.