How Long to Read Collected Poems

How Long Does it Take to Read Collected Poems?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 27 minutes to read Collected Poems by Les Murray

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

Description

Les Murray's Collected Poems displays the full range of his poetic art. This volume contains all the poems he wants to preserve, apart from the verse novel Fredy Neptune, from his first book The Ilex Tree (1965) to Poems the Size of Photographs (2002). In tracing Murray's artistic development, it shows an ever-changing power, grace and humour, as well as great versatility and formal mastery. "He is, quite simply, the one by whom language lives." - Joseph Brodsky "There is no poetry in the English language now so rooted in its sacredness, so broad-leafed in its pleasures and yet so intimate...

How long is Collected Poems?

Collected Poems by Les Murray is 608 pages long, and a total of 156,864 words.

This makes it 205% the length of the average book. It also has 192% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Collected Poems Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 17 minutes to read Collected Poems aloud.

What Reading Level is Collected Poems?

Collected Poems 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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