The Aesthetics of Breath by Charles G Lauder Jr. Half the Human Race called the poems ‘nameless shameless

called the poems ‘nameless shameless abominations’

he could not be held at all

there is a keenness of wit that penetrates to the heart of things

The eight poems selected include several of his signature pieces from the late 1940s through the 1970s: “Countersong to Walt Whitman”

and poverty

The Aesthetics of Breath by Charles G Lauder Jr. Half the Human Race called the poems ‘nameless shamelessTheres an enviable gusto and assurance about this debut, the confident voicing of a distinctive sensibility that deserves our attention. Lauder has a keen ear for the musical and metrical possibilities of the well wrought line which well serves his deftly rendered lyric style. Particularly impressive are the domestic sequences and longer poems which hold both interest and momentum throughout: an achievement of poetic coherence and craft that can only