How Long to Read The River in the Sky: A Poem

How Long Does it Take to Read The River in the Sky: A Poem?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read The River in the Sky: A Poem by Clive James

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

Description

In this deracinated age appears a miraculous epic that pays homage to Dante and Camus. “Few people read Poetry any more, but I still wish to write its seedlings down, if only for the lull of gathering: no less a harvest season for being the last time,” writes Clive James in his epic poem, The River in the Sky. What emerges from this lamentation is a soaring epic of exceptional depth and overwhelming feeling, all the more extraordinary given its appearance in an age when the heroic poem seems to have disappeared from contemporary literature. Among James’s many talents is his uncanny ability to juxtapose references to early twentieth-century poets with “offbeat humor and flyaway cultural observations” (Dwight Garner, New York Times), or allusions to the adagio of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony contrasted with references to “YouTube’s vast cosmopolis.” Whether recalling his Australian childhood or his father’s “clean white headstone” in a Hong Kong cemetery, James’s autobiographical epic ultimately helps us define the meaning of life.

How long is The River in the Sky: A Poem?

The River in the Sky: A Poem by Clive James is 128 pages long, and a total of 33,024 words.

This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The River in the Sky: A Poem Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read The River in the Sky: A Poem aloud.

What Reading Level is The River in the Sky: A Poem?

The River in the Sky: A Poem 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.

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