How Long to Read The End of Michelangelo

How Long Does it Take to Read The End of Michelangelo?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 54 minutes to read The End of Michelangelo by Dan Gerber

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

Description

Reading the poetry of Dan Gerber, we are summoned to this larger truth: Though we live in fraught times, on the tipping point of human self-destruction, we and our planet are still very much alive. In one of his last sonnets, nearly five hundred years ago, Michelangelo Buonarroti confronted the paradox of our earthly existence: “Why beauty mixed with terror, feeds so strangely my desire.” Reading The End of Michelangelo, we are similarly reminded that the very fact of being alive—experiencing our fleeting, fragile existence—is our only source of joy, our only avenue of consolation. These are poems that wake us up, revivify our desire to go on living despite our times, to counter our times; if poetry has a purpose, it may be exactly this. As T.H. White suggests, we can't save our world if we don't first savor it. “Dan Gerber tenderly reels his readers through the ‘beautiful movie’ he calls the passing of time on Earth, in a language completely unadorned and Zen-like in its quietude. The thing itself carries the weight off these poems that recall the deep imagery of Vallejo, Neruda, and Wright.” —Rain Taxi

How long is The End of Michelangelo?

The End of Michelangelo by Dan Gerber is 113 pages long, and a total of 28,589 words.

This makes it 38% the length of the average book. It also has 35% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The End of Michelangelo Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 36 minutes to read The End of Michelangelo aloud.

What Reading Level is The End of Michelangelo?

The End of Michelangelo 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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