How long does it take to read Why I Wake Early?
Why I Wake Early by Mary Oliver takes about 1 hour 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 18 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2004. 71 pages, about 19,525 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Features forty new poems that continue to express the poet's fascination and love affair with the natural world.
Subjects: Poetry (poetic works by one author), American poetry, Women authors
