Two Tragedies in 429 Breaths by Susan Paddon

Two Tragedies in 429 Breaths is a book-length series of poems written from the perspective of a daughter who reads Chekhov obsessively while spending a spring and summer caring for her mother, who is dying from pulmonary fibrosis. Through the prism of the relationships in Chekhov’s work and life an honest, intimate, and even occasionally humorous portrayal of the energy we put into each other’s lives through deterioration and suffering. A prismatic, memorable debut.

Press Coverage:

Two Tragedies in 429 Breaths — Rain Taxi

Two Muses — Arc Poetry Magazine