AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN – poetry by Margaret Roxby

“THE YOUNG POET” was found among the poet’s papers. This piece may have been inspired by the author’s wide reading of poetry publications, or from joining her daughter’s poet friends in their own poetry-sharing group.

REFRACTIONS – an anecdote from Kathleen Roxby

“HELP YOUR SISTER” relates a true story told to the author by her mother to illustrate not all men treated females as second-class citizens even before they received the right to vote in the US. The author, still required to wear dresses or skirt combos, not jeans or shorts, to school at the time of hearing the story, thought her grandfather was a marvel.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS – poetry by Kathleen Roxby

“THE SILENT POET,” written by the author after a discussion with her mother concerning someone they knew on the occasion of his death.