The Oasis by Charles Lang
Poetry Book Society Recommendation Spring 2025 Costa Prize Language is on the loose

Language is on the loose in these poems

seascape and language

vialed up—then spilled

Poems have been donated to the collection by Andrew McMillan

The Oasis by Charles Lang<br><b>Poetry Book Society Recommendation Spring 2025</b> Costa Prize Language is on the looseIn 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