How Long to Read The Day Before Joy

How Long Does it Take to Read The Day Before Joy?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 30 minutes to read The Day Before Joy by Penny Sharman

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

Description

"There's a jolting frankness to these poems. Sometimes oddly bare and powerful, they say what they mean." - Mark Waldron "Penny Sharman's poems have a painter's touch, not just in terms of colour, form and light as invocation but in the care with which she picks words and feels her way through them to offer magical experiences that feel fresh and precise." - George Szirtes "Penny Sharman believes in beauty. She believes in a world where "cabbage white flies low / over the singing river," "Dragon lines at Culbone," and a world where "we are canopy adrift, clouds of happy happy-happy." She's a poet who believes there's a "green door / oasis in a burnt out mind" of this century, this crisis where we all find ourselves. So, perhaps it is a blessing that there are still people like Penny Sharman, telling us that "magical plant / mistletoe / needs a / kiss" - maybe if more people thought that way, our world would be kinder. - Ilya Kaminsky "Penny Sharman writes with passion and intensity, painting the world in luminous colours. For her, the meaning is somewhere within the microcosms that make up this universe - the snowflake, the insect, the hair standing up on your skin. In many of her poems she celebrates the unexpected pleasures of the ageing body, suggesting that the years bring, not exactly wisdom, but a shameless curiosity that knows it can never be fully satisfied." - Ailsa Cox

How long is The Day Before Joy?

The Day Before Joy by Penny Sharman is 90 pages long, and a total of 22,500 words.

This makes it 30% the length of the average book. It also has 27% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Day Before Joy Aloud?

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

What Reading Level is The Day Before Joy?

The Day Before Joy 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.

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