How Long to Read Forever: Poems

How Long Does it Take to Read Forever: Poems?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 20 minutes to read Forever: Poems by James Longenbach

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

Description

In lucid, elegant poems, Forever contemplates love against the pressing question of mortality after a diagnosis of cancer. Praised for a voice with "the crystalline, transformative, pure pitch of a lyric poet" (Ilya Kaminsky), James Longenbach explores a life lived with the knowledge of its end in his sixth collection. These luminous, lyrical poems pose a question: Why did this poet once live as if he would live forever? And what does it mean to know that we will not? Forever explores the meaning of love, from its discovery in the first poem, "Two People," to its maintenance in the last,...

How long is Forever: Poems?

Forever: Poems by James Longenbach is 80 pages long, and a total of 20,000 words.

This makes it 27% the length of the average book. It also has 24% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Forever: Poems Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 49 minutes to read Forever: Poems aloud.

What Reading Level is Forever: Poems?

Forever: Poems is suitable for students ages 10 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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