Essays
on Poetry

Anne Boleyn wasn’t just a queen—she was a literary device, a poetic muse, and a political scapegoat wrapped in a flirtatious smile. In this essay, we explore how courtly poetry in Tudor England became a playground for ambition, desire, and manipulation—and how Anne, with her wit and daring, found herself both idolized and destroyed by the very verses she inspired. It’s love poetry with a body count.