How long does it take to read Poetry for Dummies?
John Timpane, The Poetry Center
Poetry for Dummies by John Timpane, The Poetry Center takes about 6 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 7 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2001. 334 pages, about 91,850 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 50 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Authorship, Poetics, Poetry, Poetry & poets, Technique, Creative writing
