AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

“THE WILDFIRE HEART” is included this week in honor of National Authors Day, November 1. The poet wrote this piece in honor of her friend, Pegasus Buchanan, a poet with California Federation of Chapparal Poets (CFCP). Margaret wrote the following note to her circle of poet friends who exchanged poems via Round Robin letters. In this 1989 Robin she said: “…after her book of poems which was a Honorable Mention award from CFCP*—(my HM, that is)—Gee, the above is sure a confusing sentence…forgive me, please.” *The Honorable Mention prize awarded to Margaret was a book by Pegasus.

REFRACTIONS—a poem by Robert Roxby

“TIDBITS” appears this week for November 1, National Authors Day. The poem was found in the author’s journal.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“FOR CHARLES WHO COULD NOT FORGET THE FACTORY AT HUNGERFORD STAIRS” appears this month for UN World Mental Health Day and National Authors Day. The child in the poem is Charles Dickens forced to work at a shoe factory (in the shop window) due to the debts his father incurred.  As an adult he often walked the streets of London at night, frequently revisiting the rundown location of this shop by the river.