“The air is thick with cinnamon and cardamom and the darkness is blacker than black as my namesake would have put it most likely when the lily of the night was in her poem and night of love was filled with lambent light.”
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Fréttir
Wednesday 3. Oct 2018
On October 10 an exhibition of texts from UNESCO Cities of Literature around the world opens at the Reykjavík City Hall. Five poets read from their work at the opening.
Fréttir
Tuesday 31. Jul 2018
Each year, UNESCO Cities of Literature around the globe compile a list of books that their staff members recommend, one from each participating city. This summer, eighteen of the cities took... Meira
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Vigdís Grímsdóttir
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Poetic Encounters - Greetings from UNESCO Cities of Literature51 poets from 27 UNESCO Cities of Literature have come... -
Poetic Encounters - Ljóðræn stefnumót BókmenntaborgaTo mark the XII UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)... -
Sjón: On Literature and the FutureIcelandic writer Sjón talks about literature and the... -
Alþjóðlegur dagur ljóðsins í Reykjavík 2018Reykjavik UNESCO City of Literature honoured World Poetry Day... -
Waters and Harbours in the North - NewcastleVideo art from the project Waters and Harbors in the north -... -
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Waters and Harbours in the North - FæreyjarVideo art from the project Waters and Harbors in the north -... -
Waters and Harbours in the North - ReykjavíkVideo art from the project Waters and Harbors in the north -... -
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Lestrarhátíð 2016 - Orðið á götunni, Laugavegur 21The Reykjavík City of Literature celebrates its five year...