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Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass

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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.

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ISBN9781982167288
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication Date09/29/20
Pages128

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  • katja_booklove
    katja_booklove

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    Ich bin so enttäuscht...

    Ich liebe Lana del Rey so sehr, sie ist meine Lieblingskünstlerin! Als ich gesehen habe, dass es einen Gedichtband von ihr gibt war ich komplett aus dem Häuschen da ich Gedichte liebe. Und Lana hat ein unfassbares Talent was ihre Musik betrifft. Ich dachte Songwriting und dichten ist sich so nah, dass es ja nur großartig werden kann. Es tut mir so leid das zu sagen aber hier mit diesem Buch haben wir eine Show geboten bekommen. Aber nichts Echtes. Die Gedichte wirken platt, mit einer Distanz. Sie hat das ganze überästhetisiert. Ja das Buch ist schön, die Random Bilder passen zu ihr alles toll, die Schreibmaschinenschrift, die "Flecken" und Korrekturen. Das wirkt aber alles kalkuliert nicht echt. Wir haben hier die Lana von 2012 die wirken will. Ich hatte gehofft mehr von Lizzy zu sehen. Ich werde ihre Musik gerne weiterverfolgen aber ihre Gedichte sind mir zu unauthentisch.

    Ich bin so enttäuscht...

    5 days ago

  • ervekhein
    ervekhein

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    anyone who gives this more than 1 star is dead ass lying cause wtf is this "bb please come over" "I'm writing my future" (literally thats it) "The universe exists because we are aware of it" (like that is another one sentence poem) I love my girl Lana to death but homegirl needs to stick to lyric writing because that is effortlessly poetic. im pretty sure i either wrote this myself when i was 14 and pretentious and depressed or have read this on tumblr i did enjoy the pictures though, would rather have a photography book by her

    Apr 21, 2024

  • love.bo0ks._
    love.bo0ks._

    42 Followers

    5.0

    Just perfect

    It‘s so deep I love it

    Apr 16, 2024

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