Taylor Swift's family connection to Emily Dickinson is shocking everyone around the world

The lyrics of a song often hold poetic references or deep meanings that people find solace in and relate to. Artists have experiences, knowledge or some source with a knack for writing that boosts them to create legendary music and songs. When it comes to the buzz in the singing industry Taylor Swift, the singer gets her knack from her genealogy rooted in writing. Distantly related to the legendary poet Emily Dickinson, Taylor Swift's eagerly awaited latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," hints at this poetic lineage, per TODAY.

The genealogy company "Ancestry" came across the intriguing discovery that Swift and Dickinson are distant cousins. The company shared an Instagram post that read, "We need to calm down…but how can we when we have BIG news!? Renowned American poets Taylor Swift and Emily Dickinson are 6th cousins, three times removed. Swift and Dickinson both descend from a 17th-century English immigrant (Swift’s 9th great-grandfather and Dickinson’s 6th great-grandfather who was an early settler of Windsor, Connecticut)."

“Taylor Swift’s ancestors remained in Connecticut for six generations until her part of the family eventually settled in northwestern Pennsylvania, where they married into the Swift family line,” they added. The 19th-century poet known for her masterpieces in literature, mainly poetry and for her extravagant style, has undoubtedly brushed off on Swift. The singer herself made a coincidental mention of how Dickinson has been an inspiration for her work. “If my lyrics sound like a letter written by Emily Dickinson’s great-grandmother while sewing a lace curtain, that’s me writing in the Quill genre,” the singer said in the award ceremony in 2022.

To add to this, several other coincidences seem too good to be just coincidences. The artist’s album “Evermore,” is said to hold references of the poet as per the fan. Furthermore, Swift announced the release of the album on 10th December 2020 which also happens to be the poet's birthday. Not done just yet, another coincidence has been observed in Dickinson's poetry, “One Sister Have I in Our House,” which features the word forevermore, similar to that of Swift’s album “Evermore.” Taylor Swift was named after singer and songwriter James Taylor who is Dickinson’s distant cousin, per My Modern Met. While most of the coincidences are more facts, it would be an invaluable addition to literature and the music industry if Swift hailed from the priceless Dickinson lineage.

The singer whose album is to be released in April, has more than just Swifties anticipating. Surely even poets, writers, and the world are eager to see what unfolds from “The Tortured Poets Department.” Many are even keen on analyzing and finding out what other references to the poet are hidden in Swift’s new album. The title itself hints that Dickinson’s work and references may have a valued position in the same. Dickinson’s lines, “The saddest noise, the sweetest noise, / The maddest noise that grows,— / The birds, they make it in the spring, / At night’s delicious close,” are too relatable and aligned with the theme of the new album to not hold traces of the 19th-century poet.