It takes the average reader 1 hour and 20 minutes to read Now the Green Blade Rises: Poems by Elizabeth Spires
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"Spires is a jewel of a poet, never self-conscious or self-indulgent."—Los Angeles Times Opening with a powerful sequence of poems about her mother's death, Elizabeth Spires writes about the life-and-death matters of midlife: the separation of parent from child, the loss of family and friends, the evolving nature of our closest friendships. These poems find hope in the seasonal and spiritual moment when "the green blade rises."
Now the Green Blade Rises: Poems by Elizabeth Spires is 80 pages long, and a total of 20,000 words.
This makes it 27% the length of the average book. It also has 24% 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 Now the Green Blade Rises: Poems aloud.
Now the Green Blade Rises: Poems is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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