How long does it take to read Warrior Poet?
Alexis De Veaux
Warrior Poet by Alexis De Veaux takes about 8 hours 21 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 21 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2004. 455 pages, about 125,125 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 54 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 21 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Culled from the private writings of the black lesbian feminist poet, this chronicle of her uncompromising life covers Lorde's childhood in Harlem, her groundbreaking career as a poet, her advocacy for various causes, and her final ten years in St. Croix battling breast cancer. 15,000 first printing.
Subjects: African American lesbians, African American poets, African American women, American Poets, Biography, Feminists
