Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass

Lana Del Rey

Jul 2020 · Simon and Schuster · Narrated by Lana Del Rey

About this audiobook

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.

Ratings and reviews

I'm in awe lana knows how to really make u feel thru words I feel all her emotions to the core of my soul I've struggled the same. Lana ur so beautiful and ur voice and intelligence so gorgeous and beautiful it hurts

The most amazing book of poems to listen to when coming down from a life changing LSD trip. And beautifully read by the poet herself. Thank you Lana!

I waited until I listened to it and I'm revisiting it again. There's something about it that gives a certain peaceful but sometimes beautifully melancholy vibe that Lana can pull off and the music is a perfect compliment. This isn't meant to glamorize depression if anyone reads it that way, but I'm not sure how else to describe it. It gives me nostalgia about certain feelings that make me feel at peace or connected with myself. Only a few artists do that for me. The book is also 5⭐.

About the author

Lana Del Rey is an American singer, songwriter, artist, and poet. Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass is her first book.