A POETRY COLLECTION BY CHRIS GALLANT
Under the Big Oak Tree
Blending free verse with a spoken-word rhythm, Under the Big Oak Tree is Chris Gallant’s debut poetry collection. It explores love, family, mental health, heartache, hope, and personal growth. Read it on the page or hear the poems performed with the emotion and cadence they were written to carry.
Available in paperback, immersive audio, and author-narrated audiobook editions.
Three Ways to Experience the Collection
Whether you prefer turning pages, hearing every poem transformed through music and sound, or listening to the natural rhythm of the author’s voice, there is an edition of Under the Big Oak Tree for you.
Under the Big Oak Tree
For readers who want to move through the collection at their own pace, revisit favourite lines, and keep the poems within reach. The paperback brings together stories of love, family, heartache, mental health, hope, and personal growth.
Under the Big Oak Tree: Immersive Audio
Narration, music, and sound design flow together to carry listeners through the seasons of the collection. Each poem is given its own atmosphere, movement, and space to breathe—creating the fullest audio experience of Under the Big Oak Tree.
Under the Big Oak Tree: Standard Audiobook
Performed by Chris, this edition captures the rhythm, pauses, and emotional cadence of the poems as they were written to be heard. It offers a more traditional audiobook experience centred on the words and the author’s voice.
EXPERIENCE THE COLLECTION
Hear Under the Big Oak Tree as It Was Meant to Be Heard
Poetry lives differently when it is spoken aloud. Hear Chris perform a sample from Under the Big Oak Tree with the rhythm, pauses, and emotional cadence the words were written to carry.
Book Reviews
“Gallant brings his signature rhythm and unique voice, making this debut a standout in contemporary poetry. Under the Big Oak Tree is not just a collection of poems; it’s a captivating and relatable experience that lingers in the reader’s mind long after the last page.”
“A great poet can tell a personal story and make you feel as though you’ve lived through the same experience. Gallant does that and calls on nostalgia, romance, and the metaphorical symbols of nature to make you feel every word.”
“Gallant’s work is nostalgic and romantic, hopeful and heart-wrenching at times. It takes you on the natural journey of life’s highs and lows, and even in the lows — has you appreciating what it means to be alive.”
Choose How You Want to Experience the Collection
Read it on the page, experience it through music and sound design, or hear the poems performed in the author’s own voice.
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