AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

“LA PALOMA” is included as August is Romance Awareness Month. The poem was found among the author’s papers, but there is some doubt whether this is her own work even though it is her style. The poem has been edited for this site, the word “tune” inserted where the poet indicated indecision (“song/melody”?).  Tune was selected because it did not repeat the word “song” or “melody” which appear elsewhere in the stanza and because it seemed a single syllable word was more appropriate to the rhythm.

REFRACTIONS—the poetry by Robert Roxby

“THE YEAR I TURNED SIXTEEN” is included as August is Water Quality Month. The poem was found in the poet’s journal. The brother he mentions had recently married, but the news never reached the family. His wife later gave birth to a daughter who found her uncle Robert, the author, after she discovered her birth certificate among her own grandmother’s papers which was the first she knew her biological father’s name and of his existence. Before Robert’s death, this new-found niece contacted him from Texas where she lived and they had a brief cordial, long-distance relationship during which he shared his photos from family reunions and the book containing many of his poems which he had given to other family members.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“I COULD SING TO YOU” is included this week as August is Romance Awareness Month. The author feels that music is intrinsically connected to romance.