How Long to Read Messenger

How Long Does it Take to Read Messenger?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 38 minutes to read Messenger by R. T. Smith

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

Description

A companion volume to his previous collection Trespasser and the second book of the trilogy "Dreaming in Irish", Messenger continues R.T. Smith's exploration of the threshold between story and song. Employing a disciplined and echoing free verse, Smith touches the sources of emotion without losing his poems' extraordinary composure, offering coherence and order in service of the ecstatic note. Binding the lyric to narrative, these poems move almost imperceptibly from delicate descriptions of the poet's native southern landscape to memories of a tender boyhood amid Scots-Irish relatives to the customs and politics of contemporary Ireland. They invoke Audubon, Bartram, Dickey, Poe, and Joyce to pursue the mythic patterns behind everyday circumstances and the joyful possibilities in work, music, and family life. Smith weaves the language of Catholic faith with both American and Irish rural surroundings, providing the fuel for quiet allegories. He listens and observes, and seeks to bridge the chasm between his world and his words, exercising what he calls a desire old as cave paintings, the wish to entice some wild thing and make beauty local, to bring something graceful close to home.

How long is Messenger?

Messenger by R. T. Smith is 96 pages long, and a total of 24,576 words.

This makes it 32% the length of the average book. It also has 30% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Messenger Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 14 minutes to read Messenger aloud.

What Reading Level is Messenger?

Messenger 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.

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

Where Can I Buy Messenger?

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