How Long to Read Forking the Swift

How Long Does it Take to Read Forking the Swift?

It takes the average reader and 40 minutes to read Forking the Swift by Jennifer Steinorth

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

Description

Among the many striking rewards of Jennifer Sperry Steinorth's Forking the Swift is being led into the startling realization that everything is a wilderness. She leaves us alone and lost with no guide except the poem. When we stumble out from her work, we wonder how we survived and we learn that survival means changing into something new. Notice how she makes form evoke and embody what the language explores. This is artistry that matters and means. These poems put the lie to one ever again saying, "Seen that. Done that." Steinorth brings us back to the enigmatic wonder of it ALL. - Jack Ridl, author of Broken Symmetry and Losing SeasonIn a world where language may be as homogenized as milk or as pretentious as Jello colors, Jen Sperry Steinorth's poems offer the essential-ness that a long look at a clear night sky will give you. She is as attentive to sound as a jazz trumpeter is, "Those Triassic Calamites out a coal mine in Tasmania...," letting the mutes and sibilants move in and out of a poem like fireflies, but she's also as grounded and authentic as a good drummer: climbing oil rigs, going for smokes, and yes, what about that black dress? Her poems range wide in refreshing content and format, strung with phone calls from the electrician and wrestling bears. They are permeated with quiet wit about human and wild nature-think of "Thirteen Ways to Kill Starlings." Without sentiment or cliché, Jen brings us what we love in poetry, the song of shaped sounds rivering through shaped meaning-"suck the marrow/the morrow." Michigan Writers is proud to introduce this dynamic work not just to lovers of poetry, but to all of us who long for a clear eye to show us the what shines in the dark. - Anne-Marie Oomen, author of the poetry collection, Un-Coded Woman, An American Map: Essays, and other books

How long is Forking the Swift?

Forking the Swift by Jennifer Steinorth is 40 pages long, and a total of 10,000 words.

This makes it 13% the length of the average book. It also has 12% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Forking the Swift Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 54 minutes to read Forking the Swift aloud.

What Reading Level is Forking the Swift?

Forking the Swift 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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