AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

“SUMMER COMES TO BREWSTER PLACE” as indicated in the subtitle came to the author when she was deeply moved by the novel by Gloria Naylor. The same story was later shown as a television mini series, “The Women of Brewster Place,” which was produced by Oprah Winfrey.

REFRACTIONS— the poetry of Robert Roxby

“INDUSTRIAL TOWN” is likely written about Wheeling, West Virginia where the author settled as an adult. The poem first appeared in the authors anthology, Reflections on a Lifetime, 2000.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“BECAUSE YOU WERE MY FRIEND” is a product of a time of serious depression that occurred in the author’s twenties. The friend had himself dealt with depression, the result of his time served with the military in the Viet Nam War. It was orignally published in a newsletter, CHOICE.