In this episode of The Swiftie and The Scholar, Angela and Uncle Jerry are taking it waaayyy back to 2006 with Taylor Swift’s first ever track 5, Cold As You. It might seem like a weird choice, but Angela wanted to present Uncle Jerry with some of Taylor’s earliest work so he could gain context around her growth as an artist over her entire career. 

Uncle Jerry finds a few redeeming qualities in the song, and together they explore other break-up poetry from the greats. 

Works Cited:

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Modern Love: I – George Meredith Sonnet

It’s Not You, It’s Me – Jerry Williams – Affiliate Link

The Research Society for Victorian Periodicals

Rosemary VanArsdel Prize

Her Kind – Ann Sexton

Heavy – Mary Oliver

A Broken Appointment – Thomas Hardy 

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson – Aff Link

Heart! We will forget him! – Emily Dickinson

I held a Jewel in my fingers – Emily Dickinson

Eras Tour Surprise Song — Houston

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