How long does it take to read Poems?
Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke takes about 3 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 35 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1900. 195 pages, about 53,625 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 58 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 14 minutes |
The page count is the median across 101 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
For poetry lovers and students of literature and literary criticism, a National Book Award-winning poet brings his prowess as a translator and critic to bear on the work of one of the major German poets of the century.
Subjects: Correspondence, German Authors, Poesia, German poetry, Homes and haunts, Friendship
