How Long to Read Experimentalism as Reciprocal Communication in Contemporary American Poetry

How Long Does it Take to Read Experimentalism as Reciprocal Communication in Contemporary American Poetry?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 30 minutes to read Experimentalism as Reciprocal Communication in Contemporary American Poetry by Elina Siltanen

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

Description

The poems of John Ashbery, Lyn Hejinian and Ron Silliman may seem to offer endless small details of expression, observation, thought and narrative which fail to hang together even from one line to the next. But as Elina Siltanen shows here, this extraordinary flow of uncoordinated detail can stimulate readers to join the poets in a delightful exploration of ordinary language. When readers take a poem in this spirit, they actually begin to read as members of a community: the community not only of themselves and other readers, but also including the poet and other poets, plus all the speakers of the language in which the poem is written. For all these different parties, that language is indeed a shared resource, and the way for readers to get started is simply by recalling or imagining some of the numerous kinds of context in which the given poem’s words-phrases-sentences could, or could not, be successfully used. The rewards for such proactive readers are on the one hand a heightened sense of the subtle interweavings of language and life, and on the other hand a freshly empowered self-confidence. The point being that, within the community of contemporary experimental poetry, poets have no more authority than readers. Rejecting older cultural hierarchies, they present themselves as teasing out the idiomatic serendipities of their own poems together with their readers.

How long is Experimentalism as Reciprocal Communication in Contemporary American Poetry?

Experimentalism as Reciprocal Communication in Contemporary American Poetry by Elina Siltanen is 210 pages long, and a total of 52,500 words.

This makes it 71% the length of the average book. It also has 64% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Experimentalism as Reciprocal Communication in Contemporary American Poetry Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 46 minutes to read Experimentalism as Reciprocal Communication in Contemporary American Poetry aloud.

What Reading Level is Experimentalism as Reciprocal Communication in Contemporary American Poetry?

Experimentalism as Reciprocal Communication in Contemporary American Poetry 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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