Lana Del Rey is offering her fans a cure for summertime sadness—a new book of poetry and an accompanying spoken word album.
Simon and Schuster announced that it is publishing a poetry collection from the singer-songwriter, titled Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass. The book will be released in the fall, while an album featuring her reading some of the poems will come out later this month.
“‘Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass’ is the title poem of the book and the first poem I wrote of many,” Del Rey said in a news release. “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.”
Del Rey first gained fame in 2011 with the hit song “Video Games.” Since then, she’s released several critically acclaimed albums, including Born to Die, Lust for Life, and, most recently, Norman Fucking Rockwell!
Del Rey’s book will contain her original photography as well as images of typewritten pages of her poetry. The accompanying album will feature music by Jack Antonoff of the band Fun.
The album version of Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass is slated for release on July 28, with the book scheduled for publication on Sept. 29.
Michael Schaub is a Texas-based journalist and regular contributor to NPR.
