Ian McBryde

Not to be confused with Ian McBryde (South Australian politician).

Ian McBryde
Born1953 (age 72–73)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationPoet
GenreAustralian contemporary poetry

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.[1]

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.[2][1] 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.[1]

His 2005 book Slivers consists entirely of monostich-style poems that attempt to relate a whole poem in one line.[3]

McBryde's fourth collection of poetry, Domain (2004), focused on World War II and Europe under occupation.[4]

McBryde's tenth book, Mapless: new and selected poems, was launched in Melbourne at Collected Works Bookshop in February 2017[5] and at the Queensland Poetry Festival at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in August 2017.[6]

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

Selected works

Books

  • The Shade of Angels, 1990 [8]
  • The Familiar, 1994, Hale & Iremonger[9]
  • Flank, (book with enclosed CD) 1998, Eaglemont Press.[2]
  • Equatorial, 2001 [10]
  • Ground Floor, 2002 [11]
  • Ambulance : and other poems, 2003, Picara Press [12]
  • Domain, 2004, Five Islands Press[13]
  • Slivers, 2005, Flat Chat Press[14]
  • The Adoption Order, 2009, Five Islands Press[15]
  • We the Mapless: New and Selected Poems, 2017, Bareknuckle Books[16][17]

Audio CDs

  • At Land's End[1]
  • The Still Company[1]
  • Flank[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "McBryde, Ian". AustLit. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b McBryde, Ian; Riddell, Greg (1998). Flank. Clifton Hill, Vic: Eaglemont Press. Performers on CD: Greg Riddell, keyboards, multisync, samples; Ian McBryde, voice, text, drum sequences.
  3. ^ Prater, David. "Interview with McBryde", Cordite Poetry Review, 23 August 2004
  4. ^ a b c d "Ian McBryde: There is no winding back the soul's odometer…". 5 Poetry Journal (10). 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2026 – via Tumblr.
  5. ^ "Launch: Ian McBryde's We the Mapless". Melbourne Spoken Word. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Ian McBryde – Queensland Poetry Festival". www.queenslandpoetryfestival.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  7. ^ ""Shortlists announced for the Victorian Premier's Literary Prize 2010", Readings". Archived from the original on 30 June 2015.
  8. ^ McBryde, Ian (1990). The shade of angels. Brighton North, Vic.: Radial.
  9. ^ McBryde, Ian (1994). The familiar. Sydney: Hale & Iremonger. ISBN 0868065196.
  10. ^ McBryde, Ian (2001). Equatorial. Wollongong, N.S.W.: Five Islands Press. ISBN 0864187173.
  11. ^ McBryde, Ian (2002). Ground floor. Port Melbourne: Slow Joe Crow Press.
  12. ^ McBryde, Ian (2003). Ambulance : and other poems. Warners Bay, N.S.W.: Picara Press.
  13. ^ McBryde, Ian (2004). Domain. Wollongong, N.S.W.: Five Islands Press. ISBN 1741280451.
  14. ^ McBryde, Ian (2005). Slivers. Greensborough, Vic.: Flat Chat Press. ISBN 0975720279.
  15. ^ McBryde, Ian (2009). The adoption order. Parkville, Vic: 5 Islands Press. ISBN 9780734040572.
  16. ^ McBryde, Ian (2017). We the mapless : new and selected poems. Brisbane, Australia: Bareknuckle Books. ISBN 9780994186164.
  17. ^ "Ian McBryde | Rochford Street Review". rochfordstreetreview.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.

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, ISBN 978-0-7022-3598-6 (p. 348)
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