“Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass” hardcover Poetry Book Pre-Release Thread

[rightofjupiter 16,537]

2 minutes ago, Lustformoney said:

americans lucky as always theres no shop in country who has the book so i ordered from bookdepository and i will prob receive it in november

 

darn! you could order the ebook version too if you want to read ASAP?

[Lustformoney 41,443]

3 minutes ago, rightofjupiter said:

 

darn! you could order the ebook version too if you want to read ASAP?

 its not about that, i just know there will be so many pictures on the internet on sep 29 i will see the whole book before it even arrives to me

[x VB 12,508]

45 minutes ago, Lustformoney said:

americans lucky as always theres no shop in country who has the book so i ordered from bookdepository and i will prob receive it in november

Yeah, I’m Italian and Amazon.it sent me a mail because they don’t have any copy rn. I don’t know how to feel 

[bloodydriver 4,582]

54 minutes ago, Lustformoney said:

americans lucky as always theres no shop in country who has the book so i ordered from bookdepository and i will prob receive it in november

Awww, sorry to hear that. I wish I could order the book and ship out to international people. Would probably be cheaper and take less time. Good luck tho ❤️ 

[Dominikx4 25,404]

indie bookstores are stocking the book as well if yall got problems ordering it on amazon.

or fnac has it for all the european lipsters

[Lustformoney 41,443]

4 minutes ago, titanicearth said:

Awww, sorry to hear that. I wish I could order the book and ship out to international people. Would probably be cheaper and take less time. Good luck tho ❤️ 

[Dominikx4 25,404]

The ebook is now out in New Zealand! Anyone from NZ here who can help me out and buy a copy for me? Im gonna paypal you

 

[rightofjupiter 16,537]

y'all i am so excited i feel like tomorrow is xmas morning (lol i'm jewish but anyways)

[Dominikx4 25,404]

omg im reading it rn and yaaaaas

[Dominikx4 25,404]

alright, some of the poems are so sad  a few of the haikus really had me in my feelings ugh

[rightofjupiter 16,537]

1 hour ago, Dominikx4 said:

omg im reading it rn and yaaaaas

 

are there a lot of longer poems (amongst the new ones not on the album version) or are most of the new ones shorter?

[xxmissdaytonaxx 30,078]

i have to wait till at least october 6th to read it. thanks amazon.

 

[Dominikx4 25,404]

33 minutes ago, rightofjupiter said:

 

are there a lot of longer poems (amongst the new ones not on the album version) or are most of the new ones shorter?

its 10 haikus, 4 short poems and 19 long ones

so 5 new, long poems

 

Titles of the poems according to their appearance, spelled the same as in the book:

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1) Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass

2) Bare feet on linoleum

3) What happened when I left you

4) LA Who am I to Love You?

5) Short, untitled poem I

6) The Land of 1000 fires

7) Never to Heaven

8) Tessa DiPietro

9) Past the bushes Cypress thriving

10) SportCruiser

11) Quiet Waiter- Blue forever

12) My bedroom is a sacred place now - There are children at the foot of my bed

13) In the hills of Benedict Canyon

14) Short, untitled poem II

15) happy

16) Sugarfish

17) ringtone

18) In the flats of Melrose

19) Thanks to the Locals

20) Short, untitled poem III

21) Short, untitled poem IV

22) Paradise is Very Fragile

23) Salamander

24) Short, untitled poem V

25 - 34) Haikus

 

After that, "notes for a poet" section featuring some paintings bei Erika Lee Sears and lined paper to collect thoughts

 

 

Also putting this up here, some pics from the book - shamelessly promoting my Twitter account

 

[Dominikx4 25,404]

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You’re only as happy as your least happy child

i wonder if this is patty shade?  its a 1-line poem

[rightofjupiter 16,537]

6 minutes ago, Dominikx4 said:

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You’re only as happy as your least happy child

i wonder if this is patty shade?  its a 1-line poem

 

this is something my parents always say to me lol.

 

"thanks to the locals" is heartbreaking!

 

also that word we thought might be "sax" or "zack's" in LA.. is Saks (as in the dept store i think)

[Lemonade Tears 1,574]

55 minutes ago, xxmissdaytonaxx said:

i have to wait till at least october 6th to read it. thanks amazon.

 

October 14th for me! One day before my birthday, so I'll wait that one day to read it as a birthday present to myself.

[Terrence Loves Me 72,664]

Just got my waterstones confirmation, mines arriving on wednesday! 

[SouthInGuy 1,699]

I got shipping notice from Waterstones for the UK version too. But have heard nothing from Amazon yet. Has anyone in the US heard anything yet? My order still says it'll be here tomorrow but it hasn't shipped. I really want to get a copy tomorrow!! 

[West Coast 45,791]

Has anyone that pre-ordered this on Amazon actually got charged way less than the original price? 

[rabbit 5,269]

13 minutes ago, MAX DEL REY said:

Has anyone that pre-ordered this on Amazon actually got charged way less than the original price? 

 

$17.49, and that was raised up from $15 something (I think??)