Lana Del Rey Announces Release Details For Poetry Collection and Spoken Word Album
Friday, 10 July 2020
Written by Huw Baines
Lana Del Rey has shared details of her spoken word album and poetry collection.
‘Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass’ will be released in hardcover on September 29, with physical copies of its audio accompaniment following on October 2 after an initial digital release on July 28.
The collection is home to more than 30 poems, while the spoken word record features music from regular collaborator Jack Antonoff. In an Instagram post Del Rey also announced her support for the Navajo Water Project, which you can find out about here.
“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,” she said in a statement.
“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. I’m happy to donate a substantial portion of the proceeds to go to some Native American organisations I have always wanted to donate to, because of the experiences that I’ve had which have greatly shaped my own life course.”
Del Rey released ‘Norman Fucking Rockwell’ last year and recently announced work on its follow up in a statement that took aim at accusations that she "glamorises abuse", drawing criticism for its references to fellow artists Doja Cat, Ariana, Camila, Cardi B, Kehlani, Nicki Minaj, and Beyoncé.
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