AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

“THE DAYS OF JADE AND JAGUAR” was written for the Pan-American Festival held in Lakewood, California, receiving First Honorable Mention. It is included this week as September is Hispanic Heritage Month. The images were inspired by stories and pictures her daughter brought back from a trip to Mexico and by the author’s own reading.

REFRACTIONS –a poem by Robert Roxby

“My Land” is included this week for the United Nations International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, September 7. The author wrote it in 1992, calling it “a wish.” It first appeared in the author’s anthology, Reflections on a Lifetime.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“IN ONE ROOM” is included this week for Grandparents’ Day, September 11. The poem first appeared in 2000 as part of the author’s chapbook, Paper Doll. The room described belonged to the author’s grandmother.