Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift are usually, inexplicably, in my walls. Which is to say that they have a habit of releasing extremely specific albums exactly when I need them. With brief allusions to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Ariana’s new album eternal sunshine feels like having someone hold my hand. I used to make a habit of writing poetry inspired by album track-lists, like a creative call-and-response. And parts of me find it fulfilling, the extended exercise of unpicking images someone else wrote and seeing how they fit over my life. Other parts of me find it cringe, but I grow shameless with my writing. Below is a track-by-track poetry chapbook inspired by the album. There’s some good stuff in there. Listen as you read, if you like. Accept the same warm hug I have from the music.