It takes the average reader 1 hour and 20 minutes to read Green Ash, Red Maple, Black Gum by Michael Waters
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Michael Waters writes vivid, sensual poems that fuse our longings in this world with the human urge to glimpse whatever lies beyond. Waters' muse is Walt Whitman and, like much of Whitman's work, his poems challenge us to abide one another and embrace humanity's imperfections. Viewing curiosities in a medical museum, Waters asks: "How then can I forget/ these jars stuffed with the invisible/ masses who touch us in our dreams, who steep/ our yearnings in their milky waters?" These generous poems, crafted syllable by syllable, speak to love and loss, our foibles and shortcomings, and the...
Green Ash, Red Maple, Black Gum by Michael Waters is 78 pages long, and a total of 20,124 words.
This makes it 26% the length of the average book. It also has 25% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 49 minutes to read Green Ash, Red Maple, Black Gum aloud.
Green Ash, Red Maple, Black Gum is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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