December 15

Anna Bolina

Perhaps a shroud should be in my favour,

an outcome better than that of a veil.

falco albe, laetissime

Perhaps there is more happiness in death

than the grief that is life.

Anna Bolina, Regina Delecte

Perhaps my narrative will be redeemed,

poetic justice for Anne the queene.

Juliette Sebock is a Best of the Net-nominated poet and writer and the author of Mistakes Were Made, Micro, How My Cat Saved My Life and Other Poems, and Boleyn, with work forthcoming or appearing in a wide variety of publications. She is the founding editor of Nightingale & Sparrow, runs a lifestyle blog, For the Sake of Good Taste, and is a regular contributor with Marías at Sampaguitas, Royal Rose, Memoir Mixtapes, and The Poetry Question.

When she isn't writing (and sometimes when she is), she can be found with a cup of coffee and her cat, Fitz. Juliette can be reached on her website, juliettesebock.com, or across social media @juliettesebock.