On Sept. 2nd at 7:00 p.m., the Inverness County Centre for the Arts invites you to the second reading as part of the ICCA Book Festival. Susan Paddon will be reading from Two Tragedies in 429 Breaths.
Winner of the J.M. Abraham Poetry Award (East Coast Literary Awards)
Chekhov’s work and life fuse with a daughter’s caring for her dying mother in this powerful debut.
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.
Free admission!
ICCA recognizes the support of the Province of Nova Scotia. We are pleased to work in partnership with the Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage to develop and promote our cultural resources for all Nova Scotians.”