AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN—poetry by Margaret Roxby

“NEW COLLECTIVE NOUNS” is included this week for National Proofreading Day, March 8. This selection was likely an exercise suggested at a meeting of the poet’s local chapter of Chapparal Poets. It is obvious the author took this challenge on with a zeal, and a bit of humor.

REFRACTIONS—an essay by Kathleen Roxby

“THE CHANGE,” is included this week for March 9, National Get Over It Day and also because March is National Women’s History Month.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“STRANGE COOKIES” is included this week for March 6, National Oreo Cookie day. During the author’s lifetime, this cookie was used as an insult for certain members of the Black race. The incident related in the poem actually happened at a poetry group meeting during the month of February when race was in everyone’s mind. The leader of the group, a Black woman and friend, made this pronouncement as a way to explain Kathleen to the leader’s Black friends in attendance following Kathleen’s reading of her poem “Panic in the Black Quarter” (see poem this site).

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