Tanya Davis. Courtesy TO Live with Culture.
| Tanya Davis | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Genres | Pop, folk, spoken word |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, poet |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Associated acts | Jenn Grant, Benn Ross, Catherine MacLellan, Jim Bryson |
| Website | Tanya Davis |
Tanya Davis (born January 1, 1979) is a Canadian poet and singer-songwriter. Her style is marked primarily by spoken word poetry set to music.[1]
Life[]
Davis was born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. She moved to Ottawa for a time after high school to attend university, and then hitchhiked to British Columbia, where she worked in community development.[2]
She is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she moved in 2005.[3]
Shortly after moving to Halifax, Davis began performing spoken word poetry at various cafés in the city. She soon recorded an album, Make a List. She followed up with Gorgeous Morning in 2008.[2]
She has toured across Canada and internationally as a poet and musician, both as a solo artist and with Jenn Grant.
Davis attracted international press attention in 2010 when a performance video of her poem "How to Be Alone" became popular on YouTube.[4] The video attracted more than 6 million hits, and was issued as a book.[5]
She subsequently released her 3rd album, Clocks and Hearts Keep Going, in November 2010.[6] The album was produced by Jim Bryson].[6]
Davis has stated in the press that she identifies as queer:
| “ | My sexuality is as fluid as my creativity. I don't sit firmly in the category of lesbian, but I don't sit firmly in poet or songwriter either. I love people for people. I think the way I love is queer.[7] | ” |
Recognition[]
Make a List was nominated for Female Recording of the Year, Alternative Recording of the Year, and Album of the Year at the Nova Scotia Music Awards, along with a nomination for Davis herself as New Artist of the Year,[3] as well as four nominations for the MusicPEI Awards.[2]
She was named poet of the year in The Coast's annual year-end reader's poll for 2007.
In 2011 she was named the Mayor's Poet Laureate for Halifax.
Publications[]
- At First, Lonely: Poems. Charlottetown, PEI: Acorn Press, 2011.
- How To Be Alone. New York: Harper, 2013.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[8]
Tanya Davis - Poem Poème
Audio / video[]
How To Be Alone
Discography[]
- Make a List (CD). Summerside, PEI: 2006.
- Gorgeous Morning (CD). Halifax: Wordy Music, 2008.
- Clocks and Hearts Keep Going (CD). Halifax: Wordy Music, 2010.
Except where noted, discographical information courtesy WorldCat.[8]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Tanya Davis, Kinpedia. Web, Apr. 4, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Tanya Davis' Gorgeous talk". The Coast, June 19, 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Evolution of Tanya Davis". The Coast, November 16, 2006.
- ↑ "Tanya Davis isn't alone anymore, she's in the Guardian". The Coast, August 13, 2010.
- ↑ Tanya Davis - Book Launch, Prince Edward Island, CBC. Web, Sep. 14, 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Tanya Davis keeps going". The Coast, November 18, 2010.
- ↑ "In the Dead of Winter festival heats up Halifax's music scene". Xtra!, January 29, 2009.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Search results = au:Tanya Davis, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Sep. 14, 2015.
External links[]
- Poems
- Audio / video
- Tanya Davis at YouTube
- Tanya Davis on Myspace
- About
- Tanya Davis at LitLive.ca
- Tanya Davis Official website.
- Poetry Month Q&A with Tanya Davis at Canada Writes, CBC, 2012.
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