How Long to Read A Gift That Cannot Be Refused

How Long Does it Take to Read A Gift That Cannot Be Refused?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 7 minutes to read A Gift That Cannot Be Refused by Mary Biggs

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This unique work is the first book to bring systematically gathered and analyzed data to bear on the question of how contemporary poetry reaches the American public. It explores the publishing patterns, experiences, methods, motivations, and rewards of 203 living American poets from 1950 through 1980. Although all the poets have published quite widely, including at least one poetry book, they range from the little-known to the famous, from the well-established to the relatively young, from those who write in more or less traditional forms to the highly experimental. Among the many poets who cooperated in the study are Philip Levine, Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg, Theodore Enslin, Maxine Kumin, May Swenson, Donald Justice, William Stafford, Mona Van Duyn, Robert Hass, and Robert Pinsky. The book also explores the roles played by the major categories of periodicals that publish poetry-general interest magazines, academic literary journals, and independent little magazines. Commercial book presses, university presses, and small presses are also tracked and analyzed. Information for this study was obtained from various sources, including the many hundreds of little magazines and academic literary journals published throughout the thirty years; published interviews, with articles and statements by the 203 poets; and an extensive questionnaire survey sent to the poets, as well as many expansive letters that accommodate their returned questionnaires. Two chapters frame the findings. Chapter 1 surveys the publishing of American poetry from approximately 1900 through the 1940s, highlighting important tendencies and trends that continued through 1980. Chapter 8 surveys American poetry publishing since 1980, paying special attention to the major change during this decade: the dramatic decline in public funding for nonprofit literary enterprises. This volume should appeal to those interested in the sociology of publishing, American literature, or creative writing.

How long is A Gift That Cannot Be Refused?

A Gift That Cannot Be Refused by Mary Biggs is 298 pages long, and a total of 76,884 words.

This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Gift That Cannot Be Refused Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours to read A Gift That Cannot Be Refused aloud.

What Reading Level is A Gift That Cannot Be Refused?

A Gift That Cannot Be Refused is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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