Shane Neilson

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

Shane Neilson
Born1975
New Brunswick, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupationphysician and poet

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]

His book, Call me Doctor, published in 2006, is an autobiographical account of his medical experiences.

Poetry

His books of poetry include Complete Physical,[3] Meniscus[4] and Exterminate My Heart.[5] In 2010, Neilson won Arc Poetry Magazine's 15th annual Poem of the Year contest.[6]

In addition to being an author, Neilson is a notable critic and the poetry editor for Frog Hollow Press,[7] and in 2005 he was editor for a collection of Alden Nowlan's medical poems called Alden Nowlan and Illness.[8]

Bibliography
  • Shane Neilson (2003). "The beaten-down elegies". Victoria, BC: Frog Hollow Press. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Shane Neilson (2004). "Two poems". Victoria, BC: Frog Hollow Press. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Alden Nowlan; Shane Neilson (2004). "Alden Nowlan & illness". Victoria, B.C.: Frog Hollow Press. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Shane Neilson (1 April 2006). Call me doctor. Pottersfield Press. ISBN 978-1-895900-78-1. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  • Shane Neilson; George Alexander Walker (2008). Exterminate my heart. Frog Hollow Press. ISBN 978-0-9784232-0-9. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  • Shane Neilson; Jessica Hiemstra (2008). "Light : poems". Victoria, B.C.: Frog Hollow Press. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Shane Neilson; George A Walker (2008). "Four maidens". Victoria, B.C.: Frog Hollow Press. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Shane Neilson (2009). "Approaches to poetry : the pre-poem moment". Victoria, B.C.: Frog Hollow Press. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Shane Neilson (28 September 2009). Meniscus. Biblioasis. ISBN 978-1-897231-60-9. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  • Shane Neilson (2010). "Field hospital : the last writings of Lt. Colonel John McCrae". Saskatoon, Sask.: JackPine Press. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Shane Neilson (1 June 2010). Complete Physical. The Porcupine's Quill. ISBN 978-0-88984-325-7. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  • Shane Neilson (2010). "Elision : the Milton Acorn poems". North Vancouver, BC: Alfred Gustav Press. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Shane Neilson (15 May 2011). Gunmetal Blue:: Essays on Poetry and Medicine. Palimpsest Press. ISBN 978-1-926794-02-0. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  • Jason Guriel; Shane Neilson (2011). "Proofs & Equational love : the poetry of Jim Johnstone". Victoria, BC: Frog Hollow Press. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Madeline Bassnett; Shane Neilson (2011). "Elegies". Victoria, B.C.: Frog Hollow Press. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Shane Neilson (2011). "Fatherhood : the poetry of Wayne Clifford". Victoria, BC: Frog Hollow Press. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Shane Neilson (2013). "Will : stories". Winnipeg, Manitoba: Enfield & Wizenty. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Shane Neilson (2013). "Doctor Acorn : or: how I joined the Canadian Liberation Movement and learned to love the stern nurse fusion-bomb sun". Victoria, British Columbia: Frog Hollow Press. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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. "The Porcupine's Quill | Book Listing | Complete Physical". Porcupine's Quill. 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  4. Shane Neilson. "Meniscus by Biblioasis author Shane Neilson:: Biblioasis :: FRESH LIT (Not Canned) :: The Best in IndieLit". Biblioasis. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  5. "Frog Hollow Press". Frog Hollow Press. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  6. "New Year's Day - ARC Poetry". Arcpoetry.ca. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  7. "Frog Hollow Press". Frog Hollow Press. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  8. "The Proust Questionnaire, with Shane Neilson". Open Book: Toronto. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
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