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A review by nuhafariha
With My Back to the World: Poems by Victoria Chang
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.75
Thank you to FSG and NetGalley for the ARC.
Now available.
Deep and orderly, this ekphrastic poetry collection explores Agnes Martin's artwork. At the same time, Chang discusses the passing of her father, the recent rise of violence against Asian American women, and her own struggles with depression. The poems are transformative, starting at one place and shifting to another. I loved seeing the paintings intermix with Chang's own lines, the comparison of paint lines to the written lines.
Now available.
Deep and orderly, this ekphrastic poetry collection explores Agnes Martin's artwork. At the same time, Chang discusses the passing of her father, the recent rise of violence against Asian American women, and her own struggles with depression. The poems are transformative, starting at one place and shifting to another. I loved seeing the paintings intermix with Chang's own lines, the comparison of paint lines to the written lines.