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Shane Neilson (born September 29, 1975) is a Canadian poet, essayist and physician who practices family medicine in Erin, Ontario.

Neilson was born in New Brunswick, briefly attended the University of New Brunswick and then was accepted into medical school at Dalhousie University. Shane finished his training as a family doctor at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

He has published three poetry collections and two collections of essays. His poetry has appeared in many literary magazines and in the anthologies In Fine Form: The Canadian Book of Form Poetry, The New Canon: An Anthology of Canadian Poetry, and The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2009. He won Arc’s poem of the year contest in 2010.

Poetry

 * Exterminate my Heart Victoria, BC: Frog Hollow Press, 2008. ISBN 9780978423216
 * Meniscus Emeryville, ON: Biblioasis, 2009. ISBN 9781897231609
 * Complete Physical Erin, ON: Porcupine's Quill, 2010. ISBN 9780889843257

Essays

 * Call me Doctor East Lawrencetown, NS: Pottersfield Press, 2006. ISBN 9781895900781
 * Gunmetal Blue: A Memoir Kingsville, ON: Palimpsest Press, 2011 (forthcoming)

As Editor

 * Approaches to Poetry: the pre-poem moment (anthology) Victoria: Frog Hollow Press, 2009. ISBN 9780981035451