AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN—the poetry of Margaret Roxby

“BLACK SEPTEMBER,” expresses the author’s reaction to a tragedy that occurred in September 1972. The events began on September 7 when eight Palestinian militants affiliated with Black September—a militant offshoot of the Palestinian group Fatah—scaled a fence surrounding the Olympic Village in Munich kidnapping and murdering eleven Israeli athletes. Israel then carried out a covert assassination campaign, Operation Wrath of God, of vengeanance.

REFRACTIONS –the poetry of Robert Roxby

“A COMMON LOON” expresses once again the author’s love of nature. The poem is included week in honor of September 4, National Wildlife Day. This poem first appeared in his collection, Reflections of a Lifetime.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“DYLAN OF LONDON AND LLAREGGUB,” is included this week in honor of September 6, National Read a Book Day. As is obvious, the subject poet Dylan Thomas has long been a favorite of Kathleen’s, especially his Under Milkwood.