Taylor Swift has a very famous relative and it seems like they have something in common: writing amazing works of art!

The 34-year-old superstar was found to be a distant cousin of the late poet Emily Dickinson. This revelation comes on the heels of Taylor‘s upcoming album, The Tortured Poets Department.

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According to genealogy company Ancestry, Taylor and Emily are sixth cousins, three times removed (via the Today show).

“Swift and Dickinson both descend from a 17th century English immigrant,” Ancestry told the morning show. “Taylor Swift’s ancestors remained in Connecticut for six generations until her part of the family eventually settled in northwestern Pennsylvania, where they married into the Swift family line.”

Funnily enough, Taylor has publicly mentioned Emily before.

In 2022, while accepting the Songwriter-Artist of the Decade Award from the Nashville Songwriters Association International, Taylor said, “If my lyrics sound...