Former Teacher of Taylor Swift Reveals She Constantly Wrote Poetry, Even at Inappropriate Times

Taylor Swift has a long-standing relationship with poetry, as revealed by her former elementary school teacher Barbara Kolvek. Swift always wrote poetry, even in music class, even when she shouldn't. Kolvek taught Swift from first through fourth grade at Wyndcroft School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and gave her her first singing solo, "Fast Talk Freddie." The couple have stayed in touch over the years, exchanging emails to each other.

Prior to releasing her album The Tortured Poets Department, Swift included nods to her love of poetry and literature, including an homage to Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" in the song "The Outside." In 2010, Swift revealed that she was inspired by Dr. Seuss' words to take up her own poetry journey. She loves poetry because it has a rhythm and comes together just right, making words bounce off a page.

Swift entered her poem "Monster in My Closet" in a national poetry contest when she was in fourth grade. Although she didn't win, the poem did place in the competition. One fan has since managed to dig up Swift's poem, sharing a screenshot of her words via X in 2022.