Alternate Means of Transport

by Cynthia Macdonald

Poems explore themes such as love, death, the natural world, and the connections between people

76 pages, Paperback

First published September 12, 1985

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Reviews

[Pamela Guzman · Rating 1 out of 5]

Liked a couple stanzas but don’t know if I liked a poem in its entirety. Most were difficult to understand.
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I enjoyed the line, “letting you know again that what shelters you can turn incendiary in a flash”.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am honestly taken-back by this, already rereading for the second time as I almost read whole collection in one sitting. A book worth noting, and has completely changed my perspective on poetry.

[SmarterLilac · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the darker collections Macdonald put out; these poems are dense and borderline indecipherable (but I still like them).