The Train and other poems of early anguish

Donald MacLellan The Train and other poems 1975-1983 In this volume the poet presents his journey from his first tentative steps to the realization of his true poetic voice. Along the way we see experimentation and a fascination for strange sounds and images, the delight of playing with language and discovering magical meanings of words. Yet form alone can only go so far until certain realities make themselves heard, sometimes brutally. How Donald MacLellan meets these challenges and responds is a measure of maturing comprehension of poetic force.