AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN—the poetry of Margaret Roxby

The author shared “THE NEW POETS” with her poet friends as contribution to their “Round Robin” poem-sharing/critiquing mail exchange. She described it as an essay poem. It is included this week for World Thinking Day, February 22.

REFRACTIONS—the poetry of Robert Roxby

“SPARKS OF GENIUS” is included this week for World Thinking Day, February 22. The poem first appeared in the poet’s collected poems titled Reflections on a Lifetime.

KALEIDOSCOPE—an essay by Kathleen Roxby

“FINDING THE CALM” is included this week for World Thinking Day, February 22. The essay refers to a time when the author was challenged by everyone, adults and contemporaries, to “grow up” and get to know the world at large to find her place in it.