Taylor Swift is related to famed poet Emily Dickinson and now it all makes sense

Turns out Taylor Swift was spot on naming her forthcoming album “The Tortured Poets Department.”

Turns out Taylor Swift was spot on naming her forthcoming album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” The company Ancestory, which helps people trace their genealogy, has found evidence that Swift is distantly related to the famed poet Emily Dickinson. “We need to calm down…but how can we when we have BIG news!?” a post on the Ancestory Instagram account reads. “Renowned American poets Taylor Swift and Emily Dickinson are 6th cousins, three times removed.” CNN has reached out to Swift’s representative for comment. The news was first announced on NBC’s “Today.” Dickinson, who lived from 1830 to 1886, is known for her poems such as “Because I could not stop for Death” and “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers.” The writer was a celebrity in her time – and like her distant cousin – even wrote about fame. “Success is counted sweetest/By those who ne’er succeed/ To comprehend a nectar/ Requires sorest need,” Dickinson wrote in her poem, “Success is counted sweetest.”