Shane Neilson

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Shane Neilson
Born1975
New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation(s)physician and poet

Shane Neilson (born 1975) is a Canadian physician, [1] author and poet.

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Life

Neilson was born in New Brunswick, Canada and trained in Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, followed by Memorial University of Newfoundland. He currently has a medical practice in Erin, and lives with his family in Guelph, Ontario. [2]

Neilson has written two non fiction books about his experience as a physician Call Me Doctor [3] and Gunmetal Blue. [4]

Poetry

His books of poetry include Complete Physical, [5] Meniscus [6] and Exterminate My Heart. [7] In 2010, Neilson won Arc Poetry Magazine's 15th annual Poem of the Year contest. [8]

In addition to being an author, Neilson is a notable critic and the poetry editor for Frog Hollow Press, [9] and in 2005 he was editor for a collection of Alden Nowlan's medical poems called Alden Nowlan and Illness. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Shane Neilson - 13 doctor reviews". RateMDs.com. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  2. ↑ "Dr. Shane Neilson". Pottersfield Press. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  3. ↑ Corbin, Jessica (2009-11-12). "No easy path: Shane Neilson's "Call Me Doctor"". Dalhousie Medical Journal. 36 (2). doi: 10.15273/dmj.Vol36No2.3916 . ISSN   1488-9994.
  4. ↑ Gunmetal Blue.
  5. ↑ "The Porcupine's Quill | Book Listing | Complete Physical". Porcupine's Quill. 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  6. ↑ Shane Neilson. "Meniscus by Biblioasis author Shane Neilson:: Biblioasis :: FRESH LIT (Not Canned) :: The Best in IndieLit". Biblioasis. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  7. ↑ "Frog Hollow Press". Frog Hollow Press. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  8. ↑ "New Year's Day - ARC Poetry". Arcpoetry.ca. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  9. ↑ "Frog Hollow Press". Frog Hollow Press. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  10. ↑ "The Proust Questionnaire, with Shane Neilson". Open Book: Toronto. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  11. ↑ Neilson, Shane (2015-04-15). On Shaving Off His Face. The Porcupine's Quill. ISBN   978-0-88984-820-7.
  12. ↑ Neilson, Shane (2019-09-24). Margin of Interest. The Porcupine's Quill. ISBN   978-0-88984-864-1.
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