How Long to Read The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing

How Long Does it Take to Read The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing by Richard Hugo

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

Description

"Richard Hugo's free-swinging, go-for-it remarks on poetry and the teaching of poetry are exactly what are needed in classrooms and in the world."—James Dickey Richard Hugo was that rare phenomenon of American letters—a distinguished poet who was also an inspiring teacher. The Triggering Town is Hugo's now-classic collection of lectures, essays, and reflections, all "directed toward helping with that silly, absurd, maddening, futile, enormously rewarding activity: writing poems." Anyone, from the beginning poet to the mature writer to the lover of literature, will benefit greatly from Hugo's sayd, playful, profound insights and advice concerning the mysteries of literary creation.

How long is The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing?

The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing by Richard Hugo 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 Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing aloud.

What Reading Level is The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing?

The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing 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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