E63: Show and Tell - Garden Songs

“We can plant a memory garden.” This week we have a show and tell episode on garden songs, exploring the theme of gardens and flowers across Taylor Swift’s lyrics. From the haunting imagery in Ivy to the rich symbolism of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in Cowboy Like Me, and the many different flowers in The Great War, we dig (get it?) into how Taylor uses garden and flower metaphors to evoke ideas of romance, loyalty, and loss. 

 

Mentioned in this episode: 

E7: S&T-Ecocriticism

The Bible 

Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence 

The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett 

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde 

E32: DD-Love Story

Gardens of Babylon Photo 1 

Gardens of Babylon Photo 2 

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf 

Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence 

Crimson Clover

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 

In Flanders Fields by John McCrae

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 

The New Look on Apple TV+

 

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Episode Highlights: 

[03:56] “ivy” evermore

[16:42] “cowboy like me” evermore

[28:00] “The Great War” Midnights (3am Edition)

 

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