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Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
- Narrated by: Lana Del Rey
- Length: 39 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The New York Times best-selling 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 30 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. 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 that features Lana Del Rey reading 14 select poems from the book accompanied by music from Grammy Award-winning musician Jack Antonoff.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-07-28
Ethereal and a Transcendent Escape
This is a unique and transcendent 40 minutes of bliss. Lana uses her experiences, her voice, her creative ways to describe her world. A world for us all to escape into. Her descriptions of LA to a simple Zimmerman floral dress paint a visual feast through words. The music carries it like an ocean current. This is a must listen for anyone that wants to float away and remember past loves, a bright future and eternal blue skies.
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- Anonymous User
- 2024-03-18
Absolutely AMAZING
Any work of Lana del Rey’s is truly breath taking, whoever gave this less than 5/5, I hope u have a better day the next time u listen because it wasn’t the poetry that was off.
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- Rose M.
- 2023-10-18
i listen every night before bed
i love lana del rey, this is like nfr poetry style, love love love it.
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- Ifiokabasi Ibanga
- 2023-05-24
as always grant is beautiful
her voice is so smooth and alluring. her words are swim into each other it’s so beautiful. and she makes me feel so seen about the most mundane things. i love her
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- Nicole Lori Guizzo
- 2023-01-17
Best poetry
amazing i love every chapter. i love u lana. every poem resonates with me. so beautiful
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- Nikki L
- 2023-01-13
Immersive poetry
Worth listening to vs reading. Quite performative narration with music and sound effects that added to the experience. Enjoyed overall.
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- Talia Shahbaz
- 2023-01-10
Love her poetry
Literal the way poetry should be - disguised as metaphor . The review requires 15 words.. let’s see
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- Taylor Arcand
- 2022-11-29
I listen to it all the time
Lana Del Rey writes poetry like nobody else. When she’s narrating this book you can hear the emotions change throughout each poem. It’s honestly so beautiful
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-11-25
Exactly what poetry should be
The amount of freedom in these poems is exactly why poetry was named that way. The free expression of an artist’s mind, thoughts, fantasies, dreams, disappointments, and the list goes on and on. It is a beautiful marriage between the writer’s skills and her ink. Simply beautiful.
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- Avengo man
- 2022-10-29
lana del rey is God
this book is my therapy. life laugh love lana del rey. buy this book <3
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