Rudyard Kipling
Poet
British · 19th–20th century
English writer and Nobel laureate in Literature, best known for The Jungle Book, Kim, and the poem 'If', a father's advice to his son on manhood.
Connection to Taylor Swift
Uncle Jerry cites Kipling's 'If' as the masculine counterpart to Taylor's feminine advice-poem trope in You're On Your Own, Kid.
Notable Works
- If, The Jungle Book, Kim, Just So Stories