ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, wˌaɪl vˈɪzɪɾɪŋ ˈɑːɾɐwə, dˈævɪn ɹˈoʊt ɪˈoʊz ɐ pɹˈɛɹi dɹˈiːm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, ɐ kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv pˈoʊᵻmz ðˈæt, ɪn hɪz ˈoʊn wˈɜːdz, "stɹˈaɪk ɐ tɹˈuː ænd hˈaɪ nˈoʊt ɪn kɐnˈeɪdiən pˈɑːlətˌɪks ænd lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ" wˌaɪl hiː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnts, θɹuː hɪz pˈoʊɪtɹi, ðə dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən ʌv ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl kˈʌltʃɚ.
In 1884, while visiting Ottawa, Davin wrote Eos – A Prairie Dream (1884), a collection of poems that, in his own words, "strike a true and high note in Canadian politics and literature" while he represents, through his poetry, the destruction of Aboriginal culture.