How Long to Read The Limping Mermaid

How Long Does it Take to Read The Limping Mermaid?

It takes the average reader and 42 minutes to read The Limping Mermaid by Catherine L'Herisson

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

Description

The winner of the 2020 William D. Barney Memorial Chapbook Contest sponsored by the Fort Worth Poetry Society in cooperation with the Poetry Society of Texas. Here's what the judge and her readers are saying about Catherine L'Herisson's prize-winning work: "I loved (this) chapbook . . . There were some really good chapbooks submitted, but I kept coming back to (this one.) It was clearly the best. I'd love to get a printed copy when it is published."David Allen, Poetry Society of Indiana, retired journalist, Judge, 2020 William D. Barney Chapbook Contest"These strong beautiful poems deal with the fragility of life. These poems are a personal journey on many levels using the imagery of the sea. Most of the poems are warm, bright images, held for remembrance in times of storm clouds and cold winds."Pat StodghillFormer Poet Laureate of Texas, Nortex Press Award and William E. Bard Award winner, former president of the Poetry Society of Texas and National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc."Catherine L'Herisson invites us into mesmerizing worlds of water and sunlight. Using shoreline scenes as backdrop, readers are enticed to join her inner journeys as L'Herisson offers the sounds, the smells, and the coastal wildlife as a healing balm for our own longings . . ."Anne McCradyPoet, Speaker, Peace Advoate-InSpiritryEdwin M. Eakin Memorial Award Winner"Like its author, The Limping Mermaid is honest and reverential. The sea inundates, buffets, exhilarates, or stirs the angst of the reader. Drenched in her tides, we limp from L'Herisson's pages knowing the mermaid and a bit more of ourselves."Budd Powell MahanEdward Eakin Mermorial Award Winner, Stevens Manuscript Award Winner, former president of the Poetry Society of Texas and National Federation of State Poetry

How long is The Limping Mermaid?

The Limping Mermaid by Catherine L'Herisson is 42 pages long, and a total of 10,584 words.

This makes it 14% the length of the average book. It also has 13% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Limping Mermaid Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 57 minutes to read The Limping Mermaid aloud.

What Reading Level is The Limping Mermaid?

The Limping Mermaid 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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