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Sjón

Biography

Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson (pen name: Sjón) was born in Reykjavik in 1962. He published his first book of poetry when he was sixteen and has since then published poetry and fiction, including children’s fiction. He also wrote the lyrics to several of Björk‘a songs and has played with other Icelandic musicians.

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About Sjón
Sjón – 10 poems

Bibliography

1978 Sýnir: yrkingar
1979 Madonna
1979 Birgitta
1981 Hvernig elskar maður hendur
1982 Reiðhjól blinda mannsins
1983 Sjónhverfingabókin
1985 Oh!: (isn’t it wild)
1986 Leikfangakastalar sagði hún það er ekkert til sem heitir leikfangakastalar
1986 Drengurinn með röntgenaugun
1987 Stálnótt
1989 Ævintýri Tinnu og Hreins Borgfjörð 1937 (with Þorra Hringssyni)
1989 Engill, pípuhattur og jarðarber
1991 Ég man ekki eitthvað um skýin
1993 Night of the Lemon (poetry selections)
1994 Augu þín sáu mig
1995 Sagan af húfunni fínu
1998 Myrkar fígúrur
2000 Númi og höfuðin sjö
2001 Með titrandi tár
2002 Sagan af furðufugli
2003 Skugga-Baldur (The Blue Fox)
2005 Argóarflísin (The Whispering Muse)
2007 Söngur steinasafnarans
2008 Rökkurbýsnir (From the Mouth of the Whale)
2013 Mánasteinn (Moonstone)
2015 Gráspörvar og ígulker
2016 Ég er sofandi hurð
2016 Codex 1962 (Codex 62)
2019 Korngult hár, grá augu (Red Milk)