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    Dysphoria
    Dysphoria
    Dysphoria
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    Dysphoria

    By Shane Neilson

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    A heart-rending poetic commentary on the pain, anxiety and dissatisfaction that go hand-in-hand with mental illness, and on the complex and emotional interplay between doctor, patient and outsider.
    LanguageEnglish
    Publisherporcupinequill
    Release dateMar 9, 2017
    ISBN9780889848436
    Dysphoria
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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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