Taylor Swift is related to Emily Dickinson, according to a report. Swift and Dickinson are related to Jonathan Gillette, a 17th century immigrant who settled in Windsor, Connecticut. Swift has spoken about Dickinson before, and she married into the Swift family line after six generations in Connecticut. Swift released her ninth studio album on Dickinson's birthday.
Swift told Entertainment Weekly that she had an idea for the cover of her eighth studio album, "Folklore." Dickinson was born in 1830. Swift referenced the 19th century poet while receiving the Songwriter-Artist of the Decade Award from the Nashville Songwriters Association International.