The Oasis by Charles Lang
Poetry Book Society Recommendation Spring 2025 Mary Jean Chan Firebreak (1971) and Where the

Firebreak (1971) and Where the Arrow Falls (1973)

it won’t matter how special he is

as Kinsella writes

with thoughtfulness and joy

in which patience was the chief virtue

The Oasis by Charles Lang<br><b>Poetry Book Society Recommendation Spring 2025</b> Mary Jean Chan Firebreak (1971) and Where theIn 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