AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

The poem “POE” is displayed this month for UN World Creativity and Innovation, April 21. This author was a particular favorite of Margaret’s. She even read some of his poetry to her daughter at bedtime in place of the fairy tales that the little girl often did not enjoy. It is possible the author intended to title the poem “Wild October Ghosts,” a guess-read of her shorthand notation on the original.

REFRACTIONS—the poetry of Robert Roxby

“YOUNG” appears in honor of Arbor Day, April 26. The poem likely describes his own childhood in the hills of coal country: Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia. He had a lifelong fascination with forests, taking his family on family trips to see the redwoods and sequoias of California. This poem first appeared in his collection Reflections on a Lifetime.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“SPIRIT QUEST” appears this week for April 22, World Earth Day. The poem was inspired by a trip to the beach on a rock gathering expedition with her college Geology class. However, her fascination with rocks began much earlier. There was a fairly large collection on display in her back yard during her elementary years.