Ísak Harðarson

Ísak Harðarson was a seminal 20th century Icelandic poet and translator. He had also written short stories, novels, and a memoir. He graduated from the University of Iceland in 1977. His first book, a poetry collection called Þriggja orða nafn was released in 1982. In the wake of its success, Ísak published a deluge of poetry, short story collections, novels, and a memoir. His poetry appeared in the anthology Ský fyrir ský in 2000. Ísak has written lyrics, and his poetry has been performed to music, and his work has been anthologised abroad in publications such as The Cafe Review. His work, as both poet and proseist, is characterised by surreal and absurd descriptions of everyday life, as well as self-deprecating humour, as in his poem Skáld-Pabbi. Likewise, his texts satirise political, social, and economic structures both within Iceland and abroad.
He had translated many works from English and Nordic languages into Icelandic over the past several decades.
He had received the Rithöfundasjóður Ríkisútvarpsins award for his poetry. In 2011, his tenth poetry book Rennur upp um nótt was nominated to the Nordic Council Literature Prize.
After a 9-year poetry hiatus, Harðarson released a book of poems entitled Ellefti snertur af yfirsýn, followed by a collection of absurdist short stories Hitinn á vaxmyndasafninu '' 2021.

Selected publications

Ræflatestamentið Veggfóðraður óendanleiki Útganga um augað læst Snæfellsjökull í garðinum : átta heilagra nútímamanna sögur Síðustu hugmyndir fiska um líf á þurru Stokkseyri Í gegnum eldinn with Tholly Rósmundsdóttir Hvítur ísbjörn Þú sem ert á himnum - þú ert hér! : játningasaga Mannveiðihandbókin Ský fyrir ský : ljóð 1982-1995 Hjörturinn skiptir um dvalarstað Rennur upp um nótt Söngur guðsfuglsins : sagan af unganum sem vissi ekki til hvers fuglar voru

Ellefti snertur af yfirsýn
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