Art of Words Archives — Planet Word Museum The museum where language comes to life Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:59:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://planetwordmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-PW_Logo_BLUE_circle-2-1-32x32.png Art of Words Archives — Planet Word Museum 32 32 The Swiftie Library: 12 Literary References in Taylor Swift’s Discography https://planetwordmuseum.org/the-swiftie-library-12-literary-references-in-taylor-swifts-discography/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:59:23 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=10372 Taylor Swift is known for her chart-topping pop hits and glittering performances, but did you know she’s a master of literary references? With her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl,…

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]]> Poetry for Uncertain Times https://planetwordmuseum.org/from-the-founder-poetry-for-uncertain-times/ Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:45:23 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=9783 Without intentionally searching for them, lines of poetry keep spinning around in my head, leading me to greater truths than I knew I was looking for. A few weeks ago,…

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]]> The Wit of Washington: Remembering Legendary Political Humorist Art Buchwald https://planetwordmuseum.org/the-wit-of-washington-remembering-legendary-political-humorist-art-buchwald/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:56:09 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=9438 “You can’t make up anything anymore. The world itself is satire. All you’re doing is recording it.” — Art Buchwald Before Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, and Trevor Noah, there was…

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]]> What Makes a Great Love Song? https://planetwordmuseum.org/what-makes-a-great-love-song/ Thu, 09 Feb 2023 17:51:29 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=6532 “The Love Song is the noise of love itself.” — Nick Cave, Australian musician (from a lecture delivered at the Atelierhaus der Akademie der Bildenden Kunste, Vienna on September 25,…

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]]> Lend Me Your Ears: Joe Biden’s Victory Speech https://planetwordmuseum.org/biden-victory-speech/ Sat, 14 Nov 2020 23:17:02 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=3356 In our public speaking gallery at Planet Word, we highlight some of the techniques that famous leaders and orators have used to inspire their listeners. Joe Biden’s victory speech was…

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]]> Empathy, Art, and Telling Important Stories: Q&A with Jason Reynolds https://planetwordmuseum.org/empathy-art-and-telling-important-stories-q-a-with-jason-reynolds/ Tue, 30 Oct 2018 04:00:00 +0000 http://planetwordmuseum.org/empathy-art-and-telling-important-stories-q-a-with-jason-reynolds/ Long Way Down—Jason Reynolds’s bestselling novel in verse—makes its way to the Kennedy Center. Reynolds, a member of Planet Word’s Advisory Board, talked to us about empathy, the theatrical adaptation…

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