TextSophie Wilson

Aug 15, 2023 | anothermag.com | Sophie Wilson |TextSophie Wilson

Here, we delve deeper into Lana Del Rey’s literary influences and what they reveal about her complex thoughts on love, freedom and America In a seedy LA strip club, Lana Del Rey recites the Walt Whitman poem I Sing the Body Electric as she swings herself around a pole, cash tucked into her cherry red lingerie. The 1855 poem is concerned with the corruption of the body and the soul, closely mirroring the themes woven through Del Rey’s Biblical 2013 short film, Tropico.