Ian McBryde

• Name — Ian McBryde • Born — 1953 • Birthplace — Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Occupation — Poet • Genre — Australian 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.

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.

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. 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.

• At Land's End • The Still Company • Flank