How Long to Read The Gathering Light at San Cataldo

How Long Does it Take to Read The Gathering Light at San Cataldo?

It takes the average reader and 44 minutes to read The Gathering Light at San Cataldo by Jeffrey C. Alfier

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

Description

In The Gathering Light at San Cataldo, Jeff Alfier obeys the command in his first poem, "Make known to us the sea." Lush poems detail Alfier's travel through the physical world of towns like Savelletri, Torre Canne, Sardinia, and Ancona Marittima. Always vigilant, intellectually detailed, there is affirmation not only of the self but also of the community. The body of a man who fishes and of the woman who releases "him to the sea, as dark as it is" are not urns holding memory, but are filled with spirit from the past that sustains them even as he "drops in weariness." Alfier invites us into his poems by immersing us in an abundance of sensual particulars like flour wintered knuckles, lightening cleaving summer, braying children, and the glance of a woman "culled from shadow." Weaving light into rhythm and image, Alfier's poems mesmerize with musical language evoking loss but also the love, slippery and shining as a fish that darts in and out, contained in the hands of an old married couple as he reaches to her across the table, "aware her touch will complete the circuit." The poems in this beautifully crafted collection are significant, are necessary because they teach us the importance of being quiet, of listening. These are not poems that can be sailed out into the Adriatic Sea. They boomerang and anchor in the heart. - Vivian Shipley

How long is The Gathering Light at San Cataldo?

The Gathering Light at San Cataldo by Jeffrey C. Alfier is 44 pages long, and a total of 11,176 words.

This makes it 15% the length of the average book. It also has 14% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Gathering Light at San Cataldo Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 1 minute to read The Gathering Light at San Cataldo aloud.

What Reading Level is The Gathering Light at San Cataldo?

The Gathering Light at San Cataldo 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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