With My Back to the World: Poems

by Victoria Chang

A new collection of poetry inspired by the work of Agnes Martin, exploring topics of feminism, art, depression, and grief, by the author of the prizewinning collection Obit.

Yesterday I slung my depression on my back and went to the museum. I only asked four attendants where the Agnes painting was and the fifth one knew. I walked into the room and saw it right away. From afar, it was a large white square.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374611130
• ISBN13: 9780374611132
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.7"