Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass by Lana Del Rey

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'Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass' is the title poem of the book and the first poem I wrote of many. Some of which came to me in their entirety, which I dictated and then typed out, and some that I worked laboriously picking apart each word to make the perfect poem. They are eclectic and honest and not trying to be anything other than what they are and for that reason I’m proud of them, especially because the spirit in which they were written was very authentic.” (Lana Del Rey)

Lana Del Rey brings her breathtaking poetry to life in an unprecedented audiobook. In this stunning spoken word performance, Lana Del Rey reads 14 poems from her debut book Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass accompanied by music from Grammy Award-winning musician Jack Antonoff. Lana’s debut book solidifies her further as “the essential writer of her times” (The Atlantic). This audiobook features Lana reading select poems from the book, including "LA Who Am I to Love You?", "The Land of 1,000 Fires", "Past the Bushes Cypress Thriving", "Never to Heaven", "Tessa DiPietro", "Happy", and several others. The result is an extraordinary poetic landscape that reflects the unguarded spirit of its creator.

About the Book

Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass marks acclaimed singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey's first published book, a striking debut poetry collection written over the course of thirteen months. Named for its title poem — inspired by a real memory of a seven-year-old girl bent joyfully backward over the grass, dandelions grasped tightly in her hand — the collection gathers more than thirty poems, many exclusive to the book, including "Never to Heaven," "The Land of 1,000 Fires," "LA Who Am I to Love You?," and "Happy." As Del Rey herself describes it, some poems came to her fully formed in a single sitting, while others were painstakingly shaped word by word, and the result is a body of work she calls eclectic, honest, and unguardedly authentic.

Following in the tradition of musician-poets like Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, and Jim Morrison, Del Rey brings the same cinematic, saturated imagery and emotional vulnerability that define her music into free-verse poems and short pieces exploring love, transience, nostalgia, and self-discovery. This beautiful hardcover edition pairs her typewritten manuscript pages with her own original photography, creating an intimate, visually immersive artifact of her creative process. The collection is also brought to life in an accompanying spoken-word audiobook, in which Del Rey reads fourteen poems from the book set to original music by Grammy Award-winning musician Jack Antonoff.

Why Choose This Book?

• A New York Times bestseller: Confirmed Del Rey's place as what The Atlantic called "the essential writer of her times."
• From a globally acclaimed artist: Lana Del Rey is one of the most distinctive and influential singer-songwriters of her generation.
• A visually immersive edition: Combines typewritten manuscript pages with the author's original photography.
• An accompanying audio experience: Pairs beautifully with the spoken-word audiobook featuring music from Jack Antonoff.
• Raw, unfiltered creative expression: Offers fans and poetry lovers alike an intimate look into Del Rey's inner world beyond her music.

About the Author: Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey, born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, is an acclaimed American singer-songwriter known for her cinematic sound and evocative lyricism exploring themes of nostalgia, love, and heartbreak. Rising to fame in the early 2010s with hits like "Video Games" and "Born to Die," she has cited literary influences including Vladimir Nabokov, Walt Whitman, Allen Ginsberg, and Sylvia Plath, which come to vivid life in this poetic debut.

Who Should Read This Book?

• Devoted fans of Lana Del Rey's music and artistic persona
• Readers who enjoy confessional, free-verse contemporary poetry
• Fans of musician-poets like Patti Smith, Jewel, and Leonard Cohen
• Anyone drawn to atmospheric, image-rich writing
• Poetry lovers interested in celebrity and crossover literary works

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Order now and step into Lana Del Rey's intimate poetic world with Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass — a raw, cinematic debut collection from one of music's most singular voices.