The Tangled Ambiguity of Ivy
The Tangled Ambiguity of Ivy  
Podcast: The Swiftie and The Scholar
Published On: Thu Feb 19 2026
Description: 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 WilliamsThe Ways We Touch – Miller Williams – Aff linkDown Where The Spirit Meets the Bone – Lucinda WilliamsBecause I could not stop for Death – Emily DickinsonPorphyria’s Lover – Robert BrowningParadise Lost – John MiltonDickinson – Apple TVThe Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson – Aff LinkPoem #14 – Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson – Cynthia Griffin Wolff – Aff LinkInstagram reel from @davidkristianpFollow Us:⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠Uncle Jerry’s Instagram