Muses

A muse is an artistic inspiration, the figure that drives the creative to compose. Taylor Swift is notorious for “writing about her exes.” The characterization is certainly accurate, but it fails to express the depth with which she does so. The way her writing about different people she’s crossed paths with over time expresses the complex and universal emotions that come with falling in love, being betrayed, and processing the subsequent heartbreak. Each muse draws different themes and revelations out of Taylor, and they are worth examining in turn. Click on a muse below to begin.