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The article shares thoughts of students from an English class at Harvard University devoted entirely to singer-songwriter Taylor Swift on her album "Tortured Poets Department." It presents students' interpretation of songs in the album including the musical dream of a girl in "Clara Bow," themes of sadness, depression and mental health in "But Daddy I Love Him," and confession of plotting the outcome of a relationship in "Mastermind."

The article focuses on Taylor Swift's album "The Tortured Poets Department," which has maintained its top position on the Billboard chart for eight weeks, showcasing its continued popularity despite challenges from other artists, boosted by special editions featuring extra tracks.

The article focuses on Taylor Swift's strategic album release date announcement, advising against releasing albums on April 19, 26, or May 3 due to her album "The Tortured Poets Department" coming out, followed by announcements from Beyoncé and Billie Eilish for their album releases.

The article reflects on Richard Serra's revolutionary impact on sculpture and public perception, emphasizing his defiance of convention, artistic process, and legacy through anecdotes and reflections from various stages of his career.

The article focuses on the reaction of poets to Taylor Swift's announcement of her next album, "The Tortured Poets Department," exploring whether it's a playful call-out, self-aware homage, or a potential source of inspiration for the dark academia subculture.

The article discusses Robyn Schiff's latest poetry book "Information Desk: An Epic," which delves into her experiences working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's information desk, reflecting on her time there, her connections to the museum and its art.

The article discusses the decline in the quality of walking experiences in New York City, attributing it to increased aggression from drivers, motorcyclists, and bicyclists. The author reflects on the impact of these changes on the philosophical and emotional aspects of walking, highlighting the importance of free, uninterrupted city walking for thinking, connecting with the past, and fostering a deeper inner life.

The article focuses on Thomas Edison's response to being named among Andrew Carnegie's 20 "great men," where Edison rejects the list and outlines his own criteria, excluding poets and emphasizing inventors like Gutenberg, Watt, and Pasteur.

The article informs about the death of poet and translator David Ferry at the age of 99. Topic include Known for his emotionally resonant poetry and translations of classical texts, Ferry received widespread recognition, including the National Book Award at the age of 86, after nearly 40 years of teaching at Wellesley College.

The article focuses on the author's personal connection to nature and storytelling within their family's cultural traditions, highlighting the importance of spending time in nature and connecting with it even in urban environments to combat loneliness and isolation.

The article focuses on the acquisition by the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture of a manuscript containing an unpublished poem, "Ocean," written by Phillis Wheatley, a celebrated African American poet who was enslaved in the 18 century.

The article focuses on the devastating floods in Derna, Libya, which not only caused physical destruction but also wiped out a significant cultural and intellectual heritage in the city, known as the "city of poets," with a history of rebellion against authoritarian powers.

The article focuses on the disappearance and subsequent discovery of the body of British poet, Gboyega Odubanjo, who went missing during a music festival in England.

The article reports on the ritual of Muscovites of laying flowers at the feet of the statue of Ukrainian poet and playwright Lesya Ukrainka in Moscow, Russia which has become an expression of sorrow, shame and opposition to the war since a Russian missile struck a residential building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in January 2023. Topics include the public protest in Russia, the consequences of laying flowers and the acceleration of Kremlin's crackdown on political opposition and protests.

The article highlights that the sky is overcast, thunder rumbles, and lightning flashes. A lone, silhouetted man enters the stage, moving his upper body in sinuous circles, entwining his arms, and gesturing slowly and thoughtfully while fragments of a sorrowful tune begin to emerge from the tutum. He then moves forward, opens his arms, and grinned slyly.

The article describes a virtual tour of Midtown skyscrapers in New York City with architect Annabelle Selldorf and engineer Guy Nordenson. Topics discussed include description on the CBS Building, better known as Black Rock, information on the design of Seagram building, and origin of the I-beam shape.

The article reports that Tucker Carlson, known for his nightly rants on Fox News, attracts millions of viewers with his outrage-filled videos on YouTube, sharing alarming headlines in poetic form, until his legal case is resolved.

The article informs about the art exhibition "Chryssa & New York" Through July 23, 2023 at Dia Chelsea in Manhattan, which celebrate the new innovations of a Greek American.

The article offers insight into the life and work of Gabriela Mistral, a Chilean poet, educator, and diplomat who was the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1945.

An interview with television (TV) show "Dickinson" creator and showrunner Alena Smith is presented. She explains her intention when he wrote the show about poet Emily Dickinson. She discusses how she used Dickinson's poetry to tackle key social issues in the show. She talks about the third season's focus on issues like privilege, race, art, women, and creativity.

The article discusses about Jenny Xie's new poetry collection, The Rupture Tense, which has four sections oscillating between the past and the present. Topics discussed include her depiction of the subversive power to be found in parts of history that have been hidden or overlooked; the dramatic, and often violent period of upheaval that gripped China from 1966 to 1976, and a marvelous and subtle use of metaphor that does the emotional or even the spiritual work in her poems.

THE VOICE OF THE MARGINALIZED IN THIS ARTICLE . The lady of the Navigli . The mad poet. Aida Merini didn't like these labels, but as one of Italy's most celebrated literary figures, she couldn't escape them. Countless admirers have been intrigued by her life, from her upbringing along the system of canals in Milan called the Navig li, to her struggles with mental illness as an adult.

The article focuses on the use of poetry to demonstrate opposition to the military coup in Myanmar in 2021. Topics discussed include the imprisonment of more than 30 poets and death of four poets from Monywa since the coup according to the National Poets' Union, fear of authorities for anti-authoritarian sentiments expressed by poets according to poet U Yee Mon, and cases of death of democratic politicians, activists and ordinary people from unexplained assaults in Myanmar since the coup.