Author’s Notes

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

“A TALE FROM KILLARNEY”. This light verse was probably first suggested in a poetry workshop and later may have been chosen to join a series of poems she and her daughter were assembling as the work of a fictitious poet, Ariadne Garbishe, for a piece of satire regarding the awarding of prizes to poems of questionable merit.

REFRACTIONS

“IRISH?”–Robert Roxby was happy to be welcomed into his wife’s Irish heritage and this poem reflects that enthusiasm.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“THE PUB BY THE WEIR” is essentially a summary of what the author saw when she watched the play, The Weir by Conor McPherson. An early version of this piece was sent to the theater in appreciation of the excellent performances and staging.