The Tangled Ambiguity of Ivy

The Swiftie and The Scholar · Feb 19, 2026 · 1h 18m

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.

Compassion – Miller Williams

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

Paradise Lost – John Milton

Dickinson – Apple TV

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