AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

“THERE IS A LAND STILL UNPOSSESSED” was found in the poet’s papers. The author was fascinated by the possibilities of other worlds.

KALEIDOSCOPE— essay by Kathleen Roxby

“PLAT versus PLOT” continues the author’s series on the oddities of the English language. It was chosen this week as a prosaic counterpart to the poem in GLASS RAIN.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“RIDING THE EARTH” was written after hearing this idea expressed in a discussion of tides and the rotation of the Earth.