Shane Neilson (born 1975) is a Canadian physician,[1] author and poet.
[2] Neilson has written two non fiction books about his experience as a physician Call Me Doctor[3] and Gunmetal Blue.
[4] 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.