Coming into eighty
new poems
1st ed.
Our rough guess is there are 17,750 words in this book.
At a pace averaging 250 words per minute, this book will take 1 hours and 11 minutes to read. With a half hour per day, this will take 3 days to read.
How long will it take you?
This book will take an estimated to read at a reading speed averaging words per minute. With 30 minutes per day, this will take to read.
Enter your reading speedYou can take one of our WPM reading speed tests to find your reading speed.
Create a free account to track your reading progress, build your reading list, and set reading goals.
We earn a commission on purchases
Word Count
17,750 words, Guess
Page Count
71 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1094218M
- ISBN-100393036898
- OCLC Control Number30437087
- OCLC Control Numbercomingintoeighty00sart
- Library of Congress Control Number94018659
and 2 more
- LibraryThing829150
- Goodreads2039068
Classifications
- DDC811/.52
- LCCPS3537.A832 C66 1994
Description
"Here I am, writing poems in my seventy-ninth and eightieth years, and the reason is partly because I am a foreigner in the land of old age and have tried to learn its language." With these words from the preface of her new, luminous collection, May Sarton takes on the subject of herself in old age. Here are Sarton's observations and reflections, many of which came to her as if by magic during the small hours of the morning. Along with the daily events of writing a letter, appreciating her flowers, taking care of her cat, Pierrot, these poems wrestle with the larger questions of life and death, the difficulties and rewards of living alone. Longtime fans will find Sarton as celebratory and fresh as ever. In a few sketched lines an entire world - her world - springs into place, fully formed.
Subjects
Other Editions
- Coming into eighty: new poems
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet for this book.
Be the first to share your thoughts!