The New York Times bestselling debut book of poetry from Lana Del Rey 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 Lana's breathtaking first book solidifies her further as the
essential writer of her times (The Atlantic). The collection features more than thirty poems
many exclusive to the book: 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 many more. This beautiful hardcover edition showcases Lana's typewritten
manuscript pages alongside her original photography. The result is an extraordinary poetic
landscape that reflects the unguarded spirit of its creator. Violet Bent Backwards Over the
Grass is also brought to life in an unprecedented spoken word audiobook which features Lana Del
Rey reading fourteen select poems from the book accompanied by music from Grammy Award-winning
musician Jack Antonoff.
