Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass

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Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass

The debut poetry book from Lana Del Rey, a New York Times bestseller, is titled Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass.

“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

This remarkable first book by Lana solidifies her position as “the essential writer of her times” (The Atlantic). The collection includes over thirty poems, many of which are exclusive to the book, such as Never to Heaven, The Land of 1,000 Fires, Past the Bushes Cypress Thriving, LA Who Am I to Love You?, Tessa DiPietro, Happy, Paradise Is Very Fragile, Bare Feet on Linoleum, and more. Presented in a beautiful hardcover edition, the book showcases Lana’s typewritten manuscript pages alongside her original photography. The result is an extraordinary poetic landscape that mirrors the unfiltered spirit of its creator.

Moreover, Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass comes to life in an unprecedented spoken word audiobook. Lana Del Rey herself reads fourteen selected poems from the book, accompanied by music from Grammy Award–winning musician Jack Antonoff.