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    On Shaving Off His Face
    On Shaving Off His Face
    On Shaving Off His Face
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    On Shaving Off His Face

    By Shane Neilson

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    The human face is many things. It is a photograph, an identity, a disguise. It is pain's currency. It is proof of life and death. Shane Neilson's latest collection of poetry draws on the image of the human face to explore themes of pain, grief and illness both physical and mental.
    LanguageEnglish
    Publisherporcupinequill
    Release dateApr 15, 2015
    ISBN9780889848207
    On Shaving Off His Face
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    Shane Neilson

    Shane Neilson is a poet, physician, and scholar who completed his Ph.D. in McMaster’s English and Cultural Studies Department on the representations of pain in CanLit. His most recent book of poetry, You May Not Take the Sad and Angry Consolations, was published by Icehouse in 2022.

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