#aaron taylor poetry

[rivusapoems]

“casssandra climbs the palace steps unprompted. never before has death been greeted with so warm a kiss.”

[marisabsblog]

Anna Karenina (2012)

[theataraxianself]

But what do you do when you lose all hope and sense of living. The immense joy you once used to find in yourself, when you were your biggest supporter but now when people tell you to say three positive affirmations about yourself; all you see in the mirror is a monster who hates you and wants to ruin your life. The worst part is that you let that monster destroy you.

[rosestars]

Thank god Aaron Dessner's back with this beautiful old piano. It really gives the songs that haunted, cinematic feeling. I find the piano creates a sense of space and remove in the music, making it feel both lonelier and more intimate, but also adding a layer of voyeurism as if you're happening upon a character playing themselves the song in some dark hall of a half-abandoned mansion. The old piano is a well-loved and long-used instrument that feels like it has a history of its own. It's not an instrument you'd be able to bring out on stage and play for a stadium crowd. It's an instrument you'd find in your grandparents' living room, tucked into the back of an old diner or café, a prop in a period film, in a falling-apart country house where a failed pianist is trying to make peace with their creative alienation. I'm glad the woods in which we found Swift's imagination throughout folklore and evermore are still calling to her.

More TTPD reflections under {#an experiential read of the tortured poets department} follow along!

[veinsglisten]

the taylor’s universe is fascinating 🤍🖤

📝 the alcott x happiness 🌅✨

x the black dog 🐕‍🦺🪶

the alcott: “shred my evening gown”

happiness: “from the dress I wore at midnight, leave it all behind”

the alcott: “I love this curse on our house”

the black dog:

“now I want to sell my house

and set fire to all my clothes

and hire a priest to come and exorcise my demons

even if I die screaming”

[1uc0z4dee]

but i can see us lost in the memory august slipped away into a moment in time cause it was never mine

[encoreswooly]

no one... nobody... not a single person on this website understands how much I'm in love with Aaron's eyes

send heLP

[randomrichards]

A THOUSAND AND ONE:

Unfiltered woman

Pulls kid out of foster care

Tries to fix his life

[jagodabluey]

“chop chop movie boy” is gonna make me laugh every single time

[musingsofaperpetualdaydreamer]

The Great War is a MASTERPIECE and I am in love 😤 It truly is poetic Cinema 😩💕

@taylorswift you’ve done it again bestie 🥰

Thank you to Taylor, Camilla Cabello, Lorde, Bleachers, Harry Styles, Declan McKenna, Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff and all the amazing artists for blessing my year with all these magnificent bops 💕

[allysonthepoet]

A Misanthropic Savior

I feel the absence of the decisive force within myself to guide all my acts of consequence and circumstance. Oh, do I recall a time not too long ago wherein my flesh was no different from that of my creator; when wine spilled communion from two drunken lips across one table. No longer exists the trinity of you, I, and we. One cannot provide faith in a divinity they never believed in. Was I a disciple or a satellite? Such is a lonely feeling when idols fall.

[satosuguhastakenovermylife]

okay so. ten listens and many hours of desperately trying to like the album I concur that it is mid asf. the production by jack antonoff is lazy and most of the lyrics are badly written. there are some songs i like though but I've kinda given up on most of the album. also I really didn't like how this album was literally just made as clout for the tiktok swifties to go omg poetry omg she's so relatable and for them to overanalyze the lyrics and go hate on joe alwyn. also the glorification of the absolutely shitty guy matty is until things didn't end well with him. I've liked her music for like seven years now and this album was genuinely such a letdown. Although, I enjoyed the songs Aaron dessner produced. i honestly feel like this album is a vent made into a cash grab where she constantly doesn't realise that sometimes taylor fucking swift isn't always right. I've disliked her lately tbh because of a lot of shit like the carbon emissions, the ignorance when it comes to the Gaza genocide, and doing nothing to stop the threats Joe alwyn is getting just because of how in her songs it's hinted that his mental health is super bad and he didn't want to marry her so he's at fault and also not to forget defending that absolute dick matty healy. Liking her and her music for so long has like permanently wired my brain to always defend her and her actions but honestly I'm so done. I'm so conflicted right now just making this post criticising her (and it feels wrong because I do like her older music) but it can't be helped. I'm also really disappointed because she was someone I used to look up to as a kid. Idk I guess this is just my breaking point.

[formulaonedirection]

Hi I'm intrigued about the 'TTPD if Taylor had an editor' playlist because you're 100% up to something (and yes how did Fortnight get nominated. HOW?)

Oh of course you can see it here. I had to make some brutal cuts but I think starting the album with The Albatross instead of Fortnight made more sense if we're talking about TORTURED POETS. We need some POETRY and IMAGERY to kick us off and set the tone. And then it gets into the Down Bad / Daddy I Love Him / Who's Afraid of Little Old Me section which I just call the Taylor Alison Writing Tropes Master Class. And then MY PERSONAL TRACK 5. To ME. Is How Did It End. Like I love So Long London but I need Track 5 to be more RAW than that and How Did It End is really a stab through the heart like THAT BRIDGE. Ouch. And then I just like the grouping of The Bolter and So High School at the end like I think it shows her storytelling at it's best and they feel pure Taylor where I think some songs can get lost as Jack songs or Aaron songs. And then I just ended it with I Can Do It With A Broken Heart as a sort of New Romantics throwback like I don't think it's a very TTPD song but I had to keep it in!

[theataraxianself]

I often find the exact words to describe everybody’s emotions except mine.

[ausantana]

Guide to getting to know the Marauders

written by: au, also known as @ausantana on tumblr

- Clarification! Most of the information is fanon (created by and for fans)

click below to read more! ↓

introduction! 🦌🐺🐀🐾

The foundations of this fandom are found in the Harry Potter books, more specifically in “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” written by JK Rowling.

If you clicked on this guide it is probably to learn more about this fandom, which focuses on the youth of the four marauders and some other hogwarts students of their time.

Here you will find canon and fanon information, the death of characters, important dates, artists and bands that fans recurrent, some fanfictions & more will be explained!

characters and fancast! 🚂

James Potter (Prongs)

March 27, 1960 - October 31, 1981

- my fancast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson

- Hogwarts house: Gryffindor

- pure blood

- animagus form: Stag

- fun facts! he loved Quiditch, he always tried to take care of everyone, he became best friends with Sirius instantly, he fell in love with Lily Evans in his second year even though she couldn't stand him.

Moodboard! 🦌

Remus Lupin (Moony)

March 10, 1960 - May 2, 1998

- my fancast: Adam Brody

- Hogwarts house: Gryffindor

- mixed blood (wizard father, muggle mother)

- werewolf

- fun facts! Had lots of Insecurities, anger issues, it is often said to be the mastermind of the Marauders, he came up with the idea for the Marauder's Map.

Moodboard! 🐺

Sirius Black (Padfoot-Pads)

November 3, 1959 - June 18, 1996

- my fancast: Ben Barnes - Keanu Reeves

- Hogwarts house: Gryffindor

- pure blood

- animagus form: dog

- fun facts! he comes from an rich, blood supremacist family, and he is generally hated by them (black sheep of the family) except for his cousin Andromeda, he was kicked out of home at 15 and went to be with the Potters, has a brother named Regulus

Moodboard! 🐾

Peter Pettigrew (Wormtail-Wormy-Worms)

1960-1998

- my fancast: Lewis Capaldi

- Hogwarts house: Gryffindor

- Pure blood

- animagus form: rat

- fun facts! good at magic chess and astronomy, although he is hated by most of the fandom (for cowardice) its young version It is not so repudiated, in fanfics It's always good vibes

Moodboard! 🐀

Other important characters! 🌙

- Lily Evans

Gryffindor | Remus' friend long before dating James | muggle parents | my fancast: Annalise Basso.

- Mary Mcdonald

Gryffindor | muggle parents | the only one alive of this generation | my fancast: Lexi Jones

- Pandora ¿? Lovegood (Rosier - Lestrange)

Ravenclaw | pure blood | It is said that she was a friend of Regulus since in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix it is mentioned that she died while performing an experiment and it is believed that she was trying to destroy the Slytherin locket to help Regulus | She is credited with the personality of her daughter Luna Lovegood, who is also the daughter of Xenophilius Lovegood | my fancast: Anya Taylor-Joy

- Regulus Black

Slytherin | Seeker | read and write poetry | my fancast: Timothée Chalamet

- Marlene Mckinnon

Gryffinor (although she is also sometimes seen in Ravenclaw) | pure blood | obsessed with quidditch | my fancast: Florence Pugh

- Dorcas Meadowes

Slythering (although sometimes it is said that she is a hufflepuff) | pure blood | my fancast: Filah lah lah

- Evan Rosier

Slytherin | pure blood | He is sometimes referred to as Pandora's twin | it is said that because of him Moody lost his eye | he has French roots | Barty is his best friend | my fancast: Evan Peters

- Barty Crouch jr

Slytherin | last to die | pureblood | also said to be a ravenclaw | my fancast: Finn Wittrock

Chronology of deaths 🪦

James and Lily Potter:

Both died on October 31, 1981, at the hands of Voldemort himself. James, knowing that Voldemort was in the house, went down without a wand, only with the intention of making more time so that Lily and Harry could be saved, and died thinking that he had succeeded. Lily, for her part, died trying to save her son.

Marlene Mckinnon y Dorcas Meadowes:

There isn't much information about their deaths, but it is known that both belonged to the original Order of the Phoenix and died at the hands of Voldemort. Marlene was killed along with her entire family, and it is known that it was before the Potters' deaths thanks to a letter that appears in the books that Lily wrote to Sirius.

Regulus Black:

It is known that Regulus, after discovering Voldemort's plan (he was a Death Eater) and the Horcruxes, along with Kreacher, went in search of Salazar Slytherin's Locket and ordered the elf to destroy it, after which he was dragged and drowned.

Sirius Black:

He died on June 18, 1996 during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries at the hands of his cousin: Bellatrix Lestrange (in the films by Avada and in the books he is stunned but passes through the Veil of Death, which causes his immediate death)

Remus Lupin:

He died on May 2, 1998 during the Second Wizarding War due to a spell cast by Antonin Dolohov.

Important dates

Halloween:

Not only because of the death of the Potters, but because Halloween stands out for being the day when Remus' world collapsed, his two best friends died, Sirius is taken to Azkaban and another of his friends betrays them (although he doesn't know this until years later).

Christmas:

81’ Christmas is the first Christmas in which Remus spends it without his friends and Sirius in Azkaban.

The Prank

"The Prank", as told in Chapter 18 of Prisoner of Azkaban, I was a prank, devised by Sirius during the Marauders' fifth year. During this same year, James, Sirius and Peter became Animagus, allowing them to accompany Remus in his werewolf transformations. It was not until Severus Snape began to notice their escapades and ask questions that Sirius came up with the idea of telling him about the Shrieking Shack, so that he would go and get a big scare.

This "prank" was later discovered by James, who, knowing the danger Snape was in, went to find him and saved him. However, that was not enough to stop Snape from discovering Remus' secret, who, upon discovering what Sirius had done, for obvious reasons, felt betrayed and swore never to forgive him. (Although he eventually ended up doing so)

unpopular opinion: JK Rowling never really knew what to do with the Marauders and its universe, there are many parts in the books where you can tell she wants to make them out to be "bully" or the bad guys, while other times she contradicts herself and makes them out to be heroes. The prank is that part of the canon that all Marauder Stan hates

Severus Snape: why do marauders stans hate him so much?

the Marauders' relationship with Snape was a rivalry, it's canon and mentioned in the books as such. Snape responded to the Marauders' jokes in kind or worse, as he not only knew several curses but he also invented several.

Reasons to hate Snape

1- He called Lily a mudblood even though Lily was his only friend.

2- He was obsessed with Lily, to the point that when he told Voldemort about the prophecy, he begged not to kill Lily, he didn't care about the life of James or Harry, who was a baby

3- The only reasons he "looked after" Harry was because he felt guilty about Lily

4- Unlike James, who at some point in his youth overcame everything, Snape never did, he hated Harry because he looked like his father

5- He told everyone that Remus was a werewolf, and thanks to that, Remus was forced to leave his position as a DADA teacher (remember that being a werewolf he didn't have many opportunities to get a job)

6- When he became the Potions professor at Hogwarts, he messed with students in very cruel ways, laughing at them and humiliating them in front of all the other students, as well as being the boggart of one of his students.

Most common marauder ships

Wolfstar (Sirius & Remus) Jily (James & Lily) Dorlene (Dorcas & Marlene) Jegulus (Regulus & James) Marylily (Mary & Lily) Rosekiller (Evan & Barty)

ALL THE YOUNG DUDES

One of the most recognized and famous Fan-Fics in the fandom is All The Young Dudes by MsKingBean89. The Fan-Fic tells from Remus' perspective, the complete story of the Marauders: from Remus' first year at Hogwarts to the Second Wizarding War, and up to his romance with Sirius.

At 500,000 words and 188 chapters, All the Young Dudes is considered the "canon" for many Marauders stans.

Zeppariel

Zeppazariel or also known as Zar, is the author of many fanfics (mostly jegulus) on Ao3 that made the ship even more popular, among them the most famous perhaps: Crimson Rivers, which is not only a fic of more than 500k words, but it is a fic set in the universe of the hunger games.

This is the end of the beginner's guide to the marauders universe, I hope it has been helpful! I love creating this type of content so I will surely make more guides to stan other fandoms in the future!

xoxo Au.

[drugstore-love]

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived

so many people, including those who say they are fans dislike TTPD and refer to it as lazy but I find it to be some of Taylor's best work. I appreciate the metaphors and how vulnerable she is with the narrative. She's not hiding; it's poetry. It's about emotion and the musicality really does come second.

Here's my song by song break down of things that I enjoy (and don't like) about the album for my own future reference so that I do not cave into peer pressure and start to hate the album on principle. Here are my personal interpretations and what the songs mean for me.

In no particular order The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived:

I think people keep calling this album lazy because it's really about the ending of relationships and the changes that you go through personally when a relationship end. They may be different relationships but I think people wanted a narrative change and that's not really what most albums are about?? Like unless they are complete capitalist ploys (which.......I digress) and Taylor now has the fanbase and the freedom to write whatever she wants, so this album, to me, was therapy.

Anyway, this song is when you see a completely different perspective of a person and your relationship once said relationship is over. I hate the production on this song and I'm usually an Aaron girly but the drums and strings feel forced and while I appreciate them for production value within the Eras tour they felt jarring and misplaced during the album listen. I think that they were went to convey emotion and raise the listeners blood pressure so they also felt agitated with the subject but the way they fade out with the song leaves a lot to be desired and kind of feels like the author is fizzling out during what, lyrically, can be argued as the most empowering part of the song. They succeed in capturing the audience's attention after the lullaby nature of the rest of the song but honestly are a distraction from the lyrics. However, I love the piano, especially at the beginning where it's almost a staccato, until the notes are played rhythmically together, it truly feels like poetry set to music. Lyrically, I find this song to be one of the most honest and telling. It feels like a letter one would write to their former partner with no intention of ever actually giving to them.

Was any of it true?

Gazing at me starry-eyed

In your Jehovah's Witness suit

Who the fuck was that guy?

You tried to buy some pills

From a friend of friends of mine

They just ghosted you

Now you know what it feels like

It feels like you were playing me this whole time. All the shit you said, the way you looked at me, fuck even the way you dressed. I thought that I got to see the real you, I trusted you, I believed you and the way you left reinforced what everyone else told me about you that I wrote off as untrue. (Insert vampire by Olivia Rodrigo)

Also appreciate the dig about this person being addicted to drugs because I interpret that line as "Oh you got ignored when it came to something important that you love? Karma, because I loved you and you ignored me"

And I don't even want you back, I just want to know

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

And I don't miss what we had, but could someone give

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

All the effort that was put into wooing the author and winning them over and learning them and "loving" them. It feels like everything was a game, a joke, a plot in a rom-com that the protagonist was too dumb to figure out at the time.

I could never go back to what we were and if I thought you'd listen openly and respond honestly I'd ask questions, but mostly I'd ask why

You hung me on your wall

Stabbed me with your push pins

In public, showed me off

Then sank in stoned oblivion

'Cause once your queen had come

You treat her like an also-ran

You didn't measure up

In any measure of a man

You made me feel like the prize but once you had me you treated me like shit behind closed doors. You made me feel like your insecurities were my fault but it was your choice to stop considering me once you had me. You promised me better than my ex and then didn't fulfill that promise and made it my fault.

And I don't even want you back, I just want to know

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

And I don't miss what we had, but could someone give

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

This bridge is pure poetry.

Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead?

Did you sleep with a gun underneath our bed?

What was real? Were you just waiting for me to let my guard down?

Were you writing a book? Were you a sleeper cell spy?

What were your motivations? This is almost begging for clarification

In fifty years, will all this be declassified?

And you'll confess why you did it

And I'll say, "Good riddance"

'Cause it wasn't sexy once it wasn't forbidden

The only rationale I can think of is you got bored and I know I'll be better off without this but even 50 years from now, even when I don't care anymore I'll still read your reasons. Once again reiterating that I only wanted what you promised before we were actually together and once I was yours, it wasn't worth it to you

I would've died for your sins

Instead, I just died inside

I would've done anything for you, and you're the one who stabbed me

And you deserve prison, but you won't get time

You'll slide into inboxes and slip through the bars

The way you made me feel should be illegal but instead you'll continue on as you did before

(really driving in the feeling of inadequacy one can make you feel, especially when you're a person who people idolize and then are disappointed in when they meet the real you. this is exactly what happened here, taking out speculation what's discussed in the song is: before we got together you praised and complimented and lusted after me and once I gave my actual self to you and opened up it wasn't what you wanted and that is detrimental to one's self esteem)

You crashed my party and your rental car

Never having to take accountability for your actions, you ruined good things for both of us

You said normal girls were boring

But you were gone by the morning

You said I was what you wanted, that I was different and as soon as I gave in, you left (giving into the discord:this is exactly how H describes Matty so..)

You kicked out the stage lights

But you're still performing

You ended this, you wrecked us and yet you're still lying you're still placating and manipulating me trying to save your own skin

And in plain sight you hid

But you are what you did

You never disagreed with the rumors but you really had me fooled about who you were. However, at the end of the day actions speak louder and when a person shows you who they are you should believe them. I always should have known who you are

And I'll forget you, but I'll never forgive

The smallest man who ever lived

I'm gonna move on, I'm gonna grow, I'm going to be happy but it's for me and I'll never forget the way you treated me.