Words as Representatives

To conclude her tenure as PEI’s 8th Poet Laureate, Tanya Davis is releasing a collection of works written during her term, with a launch event at The Guild, in Charlottetown, on Tuesday February 3 from 5 – 7pm. The collection, entitled Words as Representatives and designed by Jordan Beaulieu, highlights specific events on PEI as well as issues affecting Islanders and our global world. There are poems about community, art, and politics, poems about words, wonder, and solar eclipses.

Many of these works have been performed publicly but this is the first time in print for most of them. Words as Representatives will be available for purchase at the event. It will also be available at PEI Public libraries and online. 

The anthology launch wraps up Davis’s term as Poet Laureate, and is a mark of time, a gesture of thanks, and a celebration. It is made possible with support from Innovation PEI and the PEI Public Library. This event is free and open to all. There will be snacks, a cash bar, and a poem or two.