Ian McBryde | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Australian/Canadian |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Genre | Australian Contemporary Poetry |
Ian McBryde is an Australian poet. He was born in 1953 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada but has been a long time Australian resident.[1] He has published ten books of poems and three audio CDs of spoken word poetry and original music [2][3] A widely admired poet in Australia his most recent, and tenth book, a new and selected publication, was highly anticipated by his contemporaries. We the Mapless: new and selected poems was launched in Melbourne, Australia, at Collected Works Bookshop in February 2017 [4] and at The Queensland Poetry Festival at the Judith Wright Centre for Contemporary Arts in August, 2017.[5]
In addition to writing poetry, McBryde has also painted and sketched, and spent time as a drummer in progressive jazz-rock bands.
McBryde's 2005 book ' Slivers' consists entirely of Monostich style poems that attempt to relate a whole poem in one line.[6]
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
