Author’s Notes

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

“THE WIND” was found among the author’s papers.

REFRACTIONS— a memoir poem by Kathleen Roxby

“IN THE HOUR BEFORE NIGHT” first appeared in Chameleon Woman in 2000. It is a companion poem to “FLAG”  which also appears this week. See note below.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“FLAG” was first published in The Bubble, 2012. It was written about the poet’s first adult size bicycle, cruiser style with sheepskin seat cover because the original fabric had been worn away. It had formerly belonged to her older cousin. This bike saw her through to her 16^th birthday when she received a new 3-speed because she had joined a biking club in high school.  “Flag”, the bike, features in another of her poems, “In the Hour Before Dark” which describes how she coped with teenage depression (see above).