How Long to Read Island on the Wind-breathed Edge of the Sea

How Long Does it Take to Read Island on the Wind-breathed Edge of the Sea?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 28 minutes to read Island on the Wind-breathed Edge of the Sea by John B. Lee

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

Description

Suffused with light and air, the poems have the clarity of great photography, the feel of wind in the hair, the hushed compassion for everything and everyone seen and heard. There is a rich exuberance underlying all impressions, but not exploited at the expense of deep feelings. There is a subtle basic bass line supporting the sparkling right hand figures of Lee's style--an unerring ear matched to an intensity of vision, and both in the service of heart, mind and soul. More and more, I'm impressed by Lee's wish to communicate in artistic language without compromise--by his steely discipline as he balances the richest of language with spiritual insight, avoiding the cheap plays of irony, frippery vulgarity that tarnishes so much of "People's Poetry". This is subtly conveyed by his kind shading of metaphor with "like'' since similes are less dazzling and therefore more sympathetic to the nerves of the common reader as he sublimely manipulates emotions with all the artistry of the poet aligned with the gravitas of the image. John B. Lee is "the" People's Poet with the hidden agenda of a spiritual adviser, a magician of language whose poems often conclude with an amazing transcendence of intellect confronted by the inexpressible and surrendering to it in a skyrocket of wild imagery and pure poetry. I admire the unselfconscious pride with which Lee propagates his love of literature--its power and its glory--around his town and around the world--an evangelist of truth and beauty. To read Lee's work is to believe in them for the first time all over again. God bless him. by George Whipple

How long is Island on the Wind-breathed Edge of the Sea?

Island on the Wind-breathed Edge of the Sea by John B. Lee is 86 pages long, and a total of 22,016 words.

This makes it 29% the length of the average book. It also has 27% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Island on the Wind-breathed Edge of the Sea Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours to read Island on the Wind-breathed Edge of the Sea aloud.

What Reading Level is Island on the Wind-breathed Edge of the Sea?

Island on the Wind-breathed Edge of the Sea 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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