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January Embers, Part I: The Poem That Becomes the Shared Language of Horror Flick IT (2017)
 • Caitlin Cowan
The Poem That Explains Walter White
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The Poem That Gave 10 Things I Hate About You Its Title Is Neither of the Things It's Supposed to Be... Or Is It?
 • Caitlin Cowan
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Frances McDormand Recites Shakespeare on the Long, Hard Road of Nomadland
 • Caitlin Cowan
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Taylor Swift's "The Lakes" Gets Romantic (Poetry, That Is)
 • Caitlin Cowan
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The Poem Kirsten Dunst Uses as a Tool of Seduction in Snowy Eternal Sunshine
 • Caitlin Cowan
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Summer Break and Some Poetry & Pop Culture Tidbits to Get You Through
Looking forward to logging off for a bit so I can reemerge refreshed with some great new material before Labor Day.
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Caitlin Cowan
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Marketing Your Poetry? Fozzie Bear Has Some Tips
The Muppets' favorite poem is an American classic, and a bit of a snooze, if you ask Gonzo. What's a bear, or a poet, to do?
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Caitlin Cowan
Loki and T. S. Eliot Walk into a Bar...
The poets and poetry of the Marvel show's Season 2 finale have a lot to say about the show's plot—and its star's literary habits.
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Caitlin Cowan
Audio from the Archive: Taylor Swift's "The Lakes" Gets Romantic
An exciting new PopPoetry feature you can take with you wherever you go.
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Caitlin Cowan
The Poet as Haunted and Hunted: A Literary Review of Taylor Swift’s “The Albatross”
PopPoetry's coverage of The Tortured Poets Department and all things Taylor Swift continues.
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Isabella
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Caitlin Cowan
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The Torture & The Poets of Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department
The Chairman of TTPD needs a sabbatical in the worst way.
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Caitlin Cowan
Sappho Meets Sailor Moon
The boundary-snapping work of R. Sikoryak fuses poetry with comic books and their heroes
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Laura Eppinger
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Caitlin Cowan
Remembering John Sinclair: The Michigan Poet & Activist Immortalized in a John Lennon Song
John Sinclair, October 2, 1941 – April 2, 2024
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Caitlin Cowan
Robert Frost's Most Mid Poem Guides Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Yeah, it's back. And it's just as sorta good. The poem, that is: the movie's great!
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Laura Eppinger
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Caitlin Cowan
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