Mass for Shut-Outs is a shout out to anyone grappling with the complexity of faith, the inconsistency of awe, and the politics of organized religion. Loosely referencing the framework of a Catholic mass, it is a poetic take on Sunday service, exploring enduring questions through a joyful, critical, and comedic lens. It is for atheists seeking connection, agnostics asking questions, and believers kindly curious about other people’s gods.

About Tanya

Tanya Davis is a writer and performer based in rural Epekwitk / Prince Edward Island. She has released four records and two books, including How to be Alone, a collaboration with filmmaker Andrea Dorfman. In 2020, also with Dorfman, she released a follow up videopoem called How to be at Home, produced by the NFB. Tanya is a past Poet Laureate of Halifax Nova Scotia and was an Artist-in-Residence at Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine. She collaborates frequently across artistic genre, creating for the page, the stage, the stereo, and the screen. Tanya is the current Poet Laureate of Prince Edward Island.