The Oasis by Charles Lang
Poetry Book Society Recommendation Spring 2025 Costa Prize Written from personal experience without

Written from personal experience without a hint of sentimentality

seascape and language

Language is on the loose in these poems

the school bully

the majority of poets have not yet been widely translated or included in a bilingual anthology of this scope

The Oasis by Charles Lang<br><b>Poetry Book Society Recommendation Spring 2025</b> Costa Prize Written from personal experience withoutIn The Oasis, the working class experience is examined in fresh and original ways, through the uncertainties of childhood and youth, and into new perspectives. Moving across Scotland, Ireland and Europe, from the thrill of an amusement arcade to moments of solitary contemplation, this collection uniquely considers the intersecting complexities of social class, masculinity and selfhood, challenging tradition and recreating aesthetic possibilities with