Vilborg Dagbjartsdóttir


Vilborg Dagbjartsdóttir was an Icelandic writer, poet and teacher.

Career

She published her first book of poetry in 1960 and became one of the few women in Iceland to write modernist poetry. Her third book of poems, Kyndilmessa, has been described as a "breakthrough". Innovative features in her works include the use of colloquial language and images of daily life. Like Jón úr Vör she combined lyrical realism with romantic imagery.
Vilborg was active in the feminist movement, and her works are concerned with the status of women in society as well as social inequality in general.
She published a number of books for children, including non-fiction works and translations.

Early and personal life

Vilborg was born in Vestdalseyri, Seyðisfjörður in the Eastern Region of Iceland. She studied to become a teacher, and became one in 1955. She taught at elementary school all together for 46 years.
In regard to her political views, media has written that "she converted to communism before she was eighteen and went to Reykjavik to study"; she was also described as a "socialist".
Vilborg was married to Þorgeir Þorgeirson, a writer and filmmaker.
Vilborg died on 16 September 2021 at the National University Hospital of Iceland.

Works

;Poetry