 In the early 1990s, Shaidle published two poetry chapbooks with the Toronto indie press Lowlife Publishing, which also published Lynn Crosbie and Maggie Helwig.Her book-length poetry collection, "Lobotomy Magnificat", was nominated for a 1998 Governor General's Award.Critic Wendy McGrath, writing in the "Edmonton Journal", praised the poetry for how it "effectively relates sacred images or text to present day events and images."