Author’s Notes

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

The poem “THE TALE TOLD AT SEA’S EDGE”, like ‘THE INSTRUMENT” (appearing earlier this month) describes the act of writing a poem. This poem is the source for the title for the blog under Kaleidoscope which appeared earlier this month and also “THE UNCONTAINED” which appeared earlier this month..

KALEIDOSCOPE—a series by Kathleen Roxby

“YES, POETS DO SOMETIMES TORTURE ENGLISH”. Once again the author attempts to defend the perceived “wrongness” that critics stress when speaking about poetry. She and her poet mother, Margaret, often spoke about the language subtleties that were often not understood: why “a” or “the” was preferred, for example. Most people don’t see how the nuance of difference can be important to sense.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“PROSE AND POETRY” was originally written on a napkin while the poet and her mother attended a poetry conference. The sentiment was written to be an alternate to the featured speaker’s position.