The Oasis The Oasis:Paperback

The Oasis The Oasis:PaperbackPulsing with the energy of urban life, these poems traverse the gritty, playful and tender moments that shape our lives. From the thrill of evading the police in The Chase to the nostalgia of New Shoes and the sheer abandon of The Amusements, we are pulled deep into a world where chaos and community intersect. With a clarion and uncompromising voice, Charles Lang maps a labyrinth of memories, blending sharp wit with darker undercurrents as he explores

intimate and deeply moving story of entrapment and isolation

industry the countryside

winner of the Michael Marks Poetry Award 2013

and the birthplace of human civilisation –is reduced to a delirious hell ‘where the dead are dying of thirst and the living of madness’

primarily in a propulsive

art and imagination

along with a man imagined as a kitchen cabinet

Reminiscent of Jeanette Winterson’s 'Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit' Gannon’s memoir is an assured story of her childhood and of a slice of Britain in the 50s and 60s

for us now

On a trip to his local museum he found a forgotten room

Two Shores

Taking its name from the term for a female spy