Shane Neilson

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

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

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]

Bibliography

  • Shane Neilson (2003). The beaten-down elegies. Victoria, BC: Frog Hollow Press.
  • Shane Neilson (2004). Two poems. Victoria, BC: Frog Hollow Press.
  • Alden Nowlan; Shane Neilson (2004). Alden Nowlan & illness. Victoria, B.C.: Frog Hollow Press.
  • 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.
  • Shane Neilson; George A Walker (2008). Four maidens. Victoria, B.C.: Frog Hollow Press.
  • Shane Neilson (2009). Approaches to poetry : the pre-poem moment. Victoria, B.C.: Frog Hollow Press.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Madeline Bassnett; Shane Neilson (2011). Elegies. Victoria, B.C.: Frog Hollow Press.
  • Shane Neilson (2011). Fatherhood : the poetry of Wayne Clifford. Victoria, BC: Frog Hollow Press.
  • Shane Neilson (2013). Will : stories. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Enfield & Wizenty.
  • 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.
  • Shane Neilson (2014) "Able Physiologists Discuss Grief Musculatures." Jack Pine Press.
  • Shane Neilson (2015) On Shaving Off His Face.[11] The Porcupine's Quill.
  • Shane Neilson (2018) Dysphoria. The Porcupine's Quill.
  • Shane Neilson (2019) New Brunswick. Biblioasis.
  • Shane Neilson (2019) Margin of Interest: Essays on English Language Poetry of the Maritimes. The Porcupine's Quill.[12]

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.