The Oasis by Charles Lang
You’re stopped by the voice in these poems. Lang’s Glaswegian idiom is easefully natural, versatile, and a thrilling pleasure to read. But more than that, the deftness of his verse – in its formal dynamism, psychological subtlety, and tonal range – is hugely accomplished. Sharpness of detail, working class experience, and rootedness in the local, in these poems, deliver a generous, nuanced, conceptually ambitious and emotionally powerful effect. This debut collection announces Charles Lang as one of the best new poets in Scotland. — Alan Gillis
With a clarion and uncompromising voice, Charles Lang maps a labyrinth of memories, blending sharp wit with darker undercurrents as he explores identity, masculinity, class and ecology. Whether reflecting on family, friendships or fleeting moments of euphoria, Lang offers an authentic snapshot of working-class lives, where beauty is found in both the mundane and the extraordinary; in the human and the more-than-human.
You’re stopped by the voice in these poems. Lang’s Glaswegian idiom is easefully natural, versatile, and a thrilling pleasure to read. But more than that, the deftness of his verse – in its formal dynamism, psychological subtlety, and tonal range – is hugely accomplished. Sharpness of detail, working class experience, and rootedness in the local, in these poems, deliver a generous, nuanced, conceptually ambitious and emotionally powerful effect. This debut collection announces Charles Lang as one of the best new poets in Scotland. — Alan Gillis
With a clarion and uncompromising voice, Charles Lang maps a labyrinth of memories, blending sharp wit with darker undercurrents as he explores identity, masculinity, class and ecology. Whether reflecting on family, friendships or fleeting moments of euphoria, Lang offers an authentic snapshot of working-class lives, where beauty is found in both the mundane and the extraordinary; in the human and the more-than-human.
You’re stopped by the voice in these poems. Lang’s Glaswegian idiom is easefully natural, versatile, and a thrilling pleasure to read. But more than that, the deftness of his verse – in its formal dynamism, psychological subtlety, and tonal range – is hugely accomplished. Sharpness of detail, working class experience, and rootedness in the local, in these poems, deliver a generous, nuanced, conceptually ambitious and emotionally powerful effect. This debut collection announces Charles Lang as one of the best new poets in Scotland. — Alan Gillis
With a clarion and uncompromising voice, Charles Lang maps a labyrinth of memories, blending sharp wit with darker undercurrents as he explores identity, masculinity, class and ecology. Whether reflecting on family, friendships or fleeting moments of euphoria, Lang offers an authentic snapshot of working-class lives, where beauty is found in both the mundane and the extraordinary; in the human and the more-than-human.