It takes the average reader 2 hours and 1 minute to read As We Know by John Ashbery
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Dating from one of the most studied creative periods of John Ashbery’s career, a groundbreaking collection showcasing his signature polyphonic poem “Litany” First published in 1979, four years after Ashbery’s masterpiece Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror, the poems in As We Know represent the great American poet writing at the peak of his experimental powers. The book’s flagship poem, the seventy-page “Litany,” remains one of the most exciting and challenging of Ashbery’s career. Presented in two facing columns, the poem asks to be read as independent but countervailing monologues, creating a...
As We Know by John Ashbery is 118 pages long, and a total of 30,444 words.
This makes it 40% the length of the average book. It also has 37% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 46 minutes to read As We Know aloud.
As We Know is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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