How Long to Read The Dash Between Us

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dash Between Us?

It takes the average reader and 32 minutes to read The Dash Between Us by Cathy Porter

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

Description

Reading Cathy Porter's new chapbook, The Dash Between Us, brings to mind two antecedents in particular: e.e.cummings "littlehowtown" and Paul Simon's, "Our Little Town." Interpersonal relationships are defined by the spaces between people, dead end jobs lead to graveyard shifts where clerks can look forward to armed robbery for pitiful amounts of money; employment at zero opportunity waitressing jobs at no account bars and restaurants; streets filled with rootless PTSD veterans who disappear at dusk, and weekends spent at karaoke, singing along while drunk to favorite songs over and over again. Sound familiar? It should. -Alan Catlin, editor Misfit Magazine Bookended by poems about Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, the spare, brutal poems in Cathy Porter's powerful collection speak eloquently of dwindling hopes and time slipping ineluctably away. And yet, she insists, in the words of Dylan Thomas, "Rage, rage against the dying of the light." These poems demand reading over and over again. -Charles Rammelkamp, author of Ugler Lee and Mortal Coil The poems in this collection touch upon inequities, indignities, and difficult times in the lives of everyday people. We are witness to the many versions of pain visited upon the unlucky as Porter shares hard truths within tight, precise, succinctly crafted stories. "Our world cries hard..." she writes in a poem entitled "Inclusion," a stunning evocation of what it means to be accepted in a time and place of sharp edges and exclusion. This is her strongest collection to date, offering examples of social injustice, bad luck; the workers who manage to endure despite unfairness, ill health, and economic oppression. -Jennifer Lagier, author of Covid Dissonance and Meditations on Seascapes and Cypress

How long is The Dash Between Us?

The Dash Between Us by Cathy Porter is 32 pages long, and a total of 8,064 words.

This makes it 11% the length of the average book. It also has 10% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dash Between Us Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 44 minutes to read The Dash Between Us aloud.

What Reading Level is The Dash Between Us?

The Dash Between Us 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.

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