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Michael Kupperburg's avatar

Could it have been about Katherine Howard, Henry VIII's fifth wife?

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Joseph Bottum's avatar

Possible, but Anne is the usual suspect, if only because that feels more exciting.

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Keir's avatar

I was asked about this poem’s meter last year, and responded with a thread: https://x.com/8dawntreader8/status/1786796274542375254?s=46&t=xUsIRuqWKUQJHdg3A60Few

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Keir's avatar

This is one of the first poems I ever memorised.

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