With My Back to the World: Poems

by Victoria Chang

Book Overview

Winner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374615977
• ISBN13: 9780374615970
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"