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Poem

Friendship, 1963

A poem for Sunday

By Victoria Chang
A square of light over sand on the sea
Gregory Halpern / Magnum
March 19, 2023

Friendship, 1963 is a painting by the artist Agnes Martin.

About the Author

Victoria Chang
Victoria Chang is the Bourne Chair in Poetry at Georgia Tech and the author of With My Back to the World.