{"product_id":"with-my-back-to-the-world-poems-paperback-1","title":"With My Back to the World: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictoria Chang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eKingsley Tufts Poetry Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed One of the Best Poetry Collections of the Year by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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 \u003ci\u003eObit\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYesterday 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.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith My Back to the World\u003c\/i\u003e engages with the paintings and writings of Agnes Martin, the celebrated abstract artist, in ways that open up new modes of expression, expanding the scope of what art, poetry, and the human mind can do. Filled with surprise and insight, wit and profundity, the book explores the nature of the self, of existence, life and death, grief and depression, time and space. Strikingly original, fluidly strange, Victoria Chang's new collection is a book that speaks to how we see and are seen.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Chang\u003c\/b\u003e's forthcoming book of poems, \u003ci\u003eWith My Back to the World, \u003c\/i\u003ewill be published in 2024 by Farrar, Straus \u0026amp; Giroux. Her latest book of poetry is \u003ci\u003eThe Trees Witness Everything\u003c\/i\u003e (Copper Canyon Press, 2022). Her nonfiction book, \u003ci\u003eDear Memory\u003c\/i\u003e (Milkweed Editions), was published in 2021. \u003ci\u003eOBIT \u003c\/i\u003e(Copper Canyon Press, 2020), her prior book of poems, was named a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, a \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003eMust-Read Book, and received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Poetry, and the PEN\/Voelcker Award. It was also longlisted for a National Book Award and named a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Griffin International Poetry Prize. She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Chowdhury International Literature Award. She is the Bourne Chair of Poetry at Georgia Tech and the Director of Poetry@Tech.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52730713145651,"sku":"9780374615970","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/b27BI9PYfF9780374615970_0f5686f3-b380-450b-b5b7-1e3775edb07b.webp?v=1763841390","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/with-my-back-to-the-world-poems-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}