How Long to Read Collected Poems from the Poetry Society of Virginia

How Long Does it Take to Read Collected Poems from the Poetry Society of Virginia?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 17 minutes to read Collected Poems from the Poetry Society of Virginia by Poetry Society of Virginia

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

Description

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2021 PSV Annual Poetry Contest! We are thrilled to present our yearly book of winners, including upper school students. So, why publish a book of winning entries? Publishing not only validates poets, it gives others a sense of what wins. Having said that, we rarely use the same judges for the same categories. The standard is simple: whether the poem is strong, not whether it is to the judge's taste. The book is also entertaining, elucidating and useful as a work of its own. What sort of work shines? How to choose a theme? The Poe category is wide open. Others, such as the Bess Gresham Memorial, have a theme. Notes for future contests: if your poem did not place in any if the categories, you may resubmit it in a different category the following year. We try our best to mix-and-match the judges. We are asking winners of any single contest to skip a year before submitting to that specific category again, to give others a chance to shine. "In "Virtual, in this Lonely Space," the 2021 1st place winner, Erin Newton Wells writes, A flowering branch touches jeweled water. Tell me how it looks, you prompt, and say you never see it as I do until I say it, the branch painted on silk and its wet colors run. We carry on for weeks, months, too long. ... we carry on with what we can, patching together the world we used to know." In a similar vein of nature, color and connectedness, high-schooler Lacy Powell writes, "Her skin nurtures and is nurtured-of greens, blues, and yellows. And every life has roots that run deep. Every event leads back to her..." Both poets use specifics, both touch on the universal. Their rhythms and line breaks differ. Yet both deliver a profound message of their own in just a few lines. Good poetry does that--creates and carries a message that crosses boundaries in a few, well-placed words. I hope that this volume will delight, awaken, and inspire you. Terry Cox-Joseph, President, 2021 Poetry Society of Virginia

How long is Collected Poems from the Poetry Society of Virginia?

Collected Poems from the Poetry Society of Virginia by Poetry Society of Virginia is 76 pages long, and a total of 19,456 words.

This makes it 26% the length of the average book. It also has 24% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Collected Poems from the Poetry Society of Virginia Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 46 minutes to read Collected Poems from the Poetry Society of Virginia aloud.

What Reading Level is Collected Poems from the Poetry Society of Virginia?

Collected Poems from the Poetry Society of Virginia is suitable for students ages 8 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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