Ian McBryde (born 1953) is an Australian poet, known for his monostich poems. He has also released several CDs of spoken word poetry and original music, in collaboration with Greg Riddell.
Early life and education Ian McBryde was born in 1953 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Canadian industrial chemist and professor W. A. E. McBryde. He travelled widely before settling in Melbourne, Australia, in 1972.
Career McBryde has published many books of poems and three audio CDs of spoken word poetry and original music, in collaboration with instrumentalist and composer Greg Riddell. His poetry has been widely published internationally, including in translations into Greek, Spanish, and Japanese. He has performed his poetry in Australia, Canada, England, and the United States.
His 2005 book Slivers consists entirely of monostich-style poems that attempt to relate a whole poem in one line.Prater, David. "Interview with McBryde", Cordite Poetry Review, 23 August 2004
McBryde's fourth collection of poetry, Domain (2004), focused on World War II and Europe under occupation.
McBryde's tenth book, Mapless: new and selected poems, was launched in Melbourne at Collected Works Bookshop in February 2017 and at the Queensland Poetry Festival at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in August 2017.
Other activities In addition to writing poetry, McBryde has also painted and sketched, and spent time as a drummer in progressive jazz-rock bands.
Recognition and awards 2005: Shortlisted, The Age Poetry Book of the Year: Domain 2010: Shortlisted, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards: The Adoption Order 2011: Work included in the anthology Australian Poetry Since 1788, published by UNSW
Selected works Books The Shade of Angels, 1990 The Familiar, 1994, Hale & Iremonger Flank, (book with enclosed CD) 1998, Eaglemont Press. Equatorial, 2001 Ground Floor, 2002 Ambulance : and other poems, 2003, Picara Press Domain, 2004, Five Islands Press Slivers, 2005, Flat Chat Press The Adoption Order, 2009, Five Islands Press We the Mapless: New and Selected Poems, 2017, Bareknuckle Books
Audio CDs At Land's End The Still Company Flank
References
Further reading The bibliography of Australian literature, edited by John Arnold, John Hay, Sally Batten, Kerry Kilner, Terence O'Neill, University of Queensland Press, 2008, (p. 348)
External links
McBryde, Ian. "Slivers", Cordite Poetry Review, 23 August 2004 (a monostich)