Despite the amount of criticism we have seen on the internet, after giving 31 tracks a good listen we can confidently say how much we love the album in its own way. Our team’s been sending each other screenshots of lyrics we relate to most, each a story worth telling. There is a literary theory that argues that the meaning of a piece of art is not determined by the author’s intention, but rather by the reader’s interpretation. Once the work is published, it belongs to the reader not the writer. “This writer is of the firm belief that our tears become holy in the form of ink on a page. Once we have spoken our saddest story, we can be free of it. And then all that’s left behind is the tortured poetry.” — Taylor Swift on #thetorturedpoetsdepartment via X * What’s your favorite line(s) from #TTPD and why? #fyp #TaylorSwift #tiktokstory #JewelryPoets