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<aside> đ Queer History:
Well known Virginia Woolf quote: âit is far more difficult to murder a phantom than a realityâ. For more Woolf intertextual analysis, click here

I found a few mentions of a ghost metaphor for how lesbians in our past influence lesbians of the present in this dissertation: âQueer Genealogies in Transnational Barcelona: Maria-Mercè Marçal, Cristina Peri Rossi, and Flavia Companyâ by Natasha Tanna. Press the toggle to see excerpts relating the âThe Apparitional Lesbiansâ (a 1993 essay) and descriptions of Renee Vivienâs poetry as being inspired by the ghosts of lesbian past:
Haunting Feminism: Encounters with Lesbian Ghosts is a 2019 special edition that further explores this theme of lesbian ghosts in our history:
I also found a modern poem called âSapphoâs Ghostâ from 2020 by a poet named Renee Hamlin that captures a similar theme of Sapphoâs ghost following a lesbian around:
âWalking With A Ghostâ by Tegan & Sara is considered one of their first âhitsâ & speaks to the feeling of not being able to stop thinking about an ex </aside>
<aside> đ¸ Relevance to Taylorâs Life:
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<aside> â See also: Invisible/Unseen/See-Through/Transparent/Disappear
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Red Tour - May 28, 2013 - Taylor plays Haunted and gives a speech:
"This is a song that I haven't played on this tour so far. It came up when one of my friends tweeted the lyrics to it today and it reminded me that I haven't played this song in about two years. It has to do with the fact that, you know people talk about ghosts all the time. You just kind of imagine it being this supernatural thing, but there's another kind of ghost and it's just a person who is out there walking in the world or just doesn't love you anymore and that's a whole different kind of being haunted."
Found at: https://www.tumblr.com/swiftgronmasterpost/631712402851954688/springsummerfall-2013-the-end
Bad Blood - You say sorry just for show, If you live like that, you live with ghosts

How You Get The Girl - Stand there like a ghost Shaking from the rain, rain
This Love - Your smile, my ghost
You Are In Love - And for once, you let go Of your fears and your ghosts One step, not much, but it said enough
Wildest Dreams - Someday when you leave me I bet these memories follow you around (like a ghost)
How You Get The Girl Taymoji
