How Long to Read Mortal Rewards

How Long Does it Take to Read Mortal Rewards?

It takes the average reader and 47 minutes to read Mortal Rewards by Allison Joseph

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

Description

With its dazzling array of forms, wry wit, and compassionate vision, Allison Joseph's Mortal Rewards is a singular celebration of all that's wondrous and difficult in our corporeal lives, a tribute to the "lust that drives a poet's pen." Here you'll find an ode to cursive penmanship, a roadside hotel aubade, a distance runner's apologia to her toes, a catena rondo set in a women's locker room-even a curse poem for the clothing manufacturers who tyrannize women: the consumers for whom "fit / is one big elusive variable" and the laborers who "hunch over machines // for an unliving wage." Mortal Rewards reveals a poet of an intimate grace and incisive social conscience. -Jane Satterfield What are the "mortal rewards" of Allison Joseph's book? They are also "moral rewards": doing what one loves and living life with the appropriate passion for the occasion, whether it is mourning for someone one barely knows, sleeping in a hotel bed, or writing without any guarantee of permanent fame. As usual, Joseph's voice is direct and clear; she is a standout with form; and she uses it to show how, in our mortal bodies (because we are both trapped by them and freed by them), we illustrate the struggle and satisfaction of poems written in traditional form. Robert Frost writes of "The Road Not Taken," Joseph of the road she has taken. Whether or not society appreciates that road does not take away from its satisfactions. Joseph is her own woman, poet, and person, describing "our bodies / the only interstate we know." As a result, she has work that will endure. -Kim Bridgford

How long is Mortal Rewards?

Mortal Rewards by Allison Joseph is 46 pages long, and a total of 11,776 words.

This makes it 16% the length of the average book. It also has 14% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Mortal Rewards Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 4 minutes to read Mortal Rewards aloud.

What Reading Level is Mortal Rewards?

Mortal Rewards 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.

Where Can I Buy Mortal Rewards?

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