GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

“ANTARES” shares some of the author’s enthusiasm for astrology. Fascinated by both the beauty of the stars and the astrology that different cultures applied to their perceived patterns in the night sky, she writes on this occasion about a red giant which she could see (especially in her youth when city lights created less interference and in her last home where she could view the stars from the beach).

REFRACTIONS—a poem by Robert Roxby

“THE FEAST” is presented this week in anticipation Thanksgiving, November 28. The poem was found in the author’s journal. The poem describes his memories of childhood Thanksgivings, but perhaps gives a nod to later tables with food prepared by his wife.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“AFTER THE TELE-FLICKER OF FAME” is presented this week for November 21, UN World Television Day. The author found inspiration in hearing and reading the anniversary news stories revealing the status of people once caught in dramatic events.

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

“THE WORSHIPPER” is included this week for November 1, World National All Souls Day. This poem was found among the poet’s papers.

REFRACTIONS—the poetry by Robert Roxby

“STOP THE MACHINES” is included this week for November 6, World National Stress Awareness, UN Environment Day. The poem first appeared in the author’s book Reflections on a Lifetime published when he was in his late eighties.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“FOR PETE DUEL, SYLVIA PLATH, FREDDIE PRINZ and all the ones WHO FED THEIR SOULS TO THE HAWK” is included this week for November 1, World National All Souls Day. These three poured out their lives in occupations this poet admires: poetry and theater. All three died in approximately a ten year period of emotional turmoil in poet’s own life, so their deaths had special meaning for her.

 

 

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

“EACH WORK OF ART” is included this week in honor of International Artist Day, October 25. This poem was published in chapbook: Medley (approx. 1990)

REFRACTIONS—a poem by Robert Roxby

“I MUST WRITE POETRY” is presented this week for October 25, International Artist Day as poetry is an art. The poem was found in the author’s journal.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“SIMON SCHAMA, FEBRUARY 1970, UPON SEEING FOR THE FIRST TIME ROTHKO’S MURALS FOR THE FOURS SEASONS” is presented this week for October 25, International Artist Day. The poem was inspired by an episode on the public television series narrated by Simon Schama.

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

“FOR DREAMERS BEHIND INVISIBLE WALLS” is a piece found among the author’s scraps and is likely not quite finished. It is presented this week for Free Thought Day, October 12.

REFRACTIONS—a poem by Robert Roxby

“NO LONGER HOME” mentions “Old Gobbers Knob” which refers to a location in Punxatawney, Pennsylvania where the author’s father worked for a time as a coal miner. The area is rich in native American lore which he writes about later this month. As a boy he wandered a lot on his own, with friends or brothers and fell in love with the untamed nature that abounded in the area. The poem is offered this week for  October 7, UN World Habitat Day, a subject dear to the heart of the author.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“WHEN A POET MAY NOT DREAM” is offered this week for Free Thought Day, October 12. The poem was inspired by the poet Czeslaw Milosz and his fellow artists who protested and persisted under the restrictive regime of the USSR in Poland. The poem can also be found in the Wheelsong Poetry Anthology Four, published 2024.

GLASS RAIN—the poetry of Margaret Roxby

“SUMMER ENDS,” is included this week in honor of September 22, the last day of summer.END OF SUMMER, September 22. It is interesting to note that the author had a lifelong interest in the stars in the night sky.

REFRACTIONS – the poetry of Robert Roxby

“BEING ALONE” is included this week in honor of September 28, Good Neighbor Day. The poem was found in the author’s poetry journal and is undoubtedly written after the death of his wife of fifty-one years.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“LIKE A DARK WIND IN THE NIGHT” is included this week in honor of September 21, UN International Day of Peace