Ian McBryde
Australian poet (born 1953)
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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
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.[citation needed]
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]
