On Wednesday, August 31st at 7 pm poets from Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Mexico will read from their work at the Nordic House. A chapbook with their texts will be published at the same time by NOXLit and the Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature.

International Poetry Reading

A grand total of 23 UNESCO Cities of Literature are participating in World Poetry Day 2021. Reykjavík is one of those cities and will feature both online and on site events. 

World Poetry Day 2021

For the fifth year in a row, the new year in Reykjavík starts with live poetry readings. From the first twilight in the morning to the second twilight of the year 2022, between 10 am and 5 pm, poets will read in Gröndal's House, hosted by the Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature. 

The New Year Celebrated with Poetry 

Höfundar og bækur

Winners and nominees of literary awards and prizes in Iceland, and international awards with Icelandic participation.

Literature Awards

undir brotinni regnhlíf 
bólstaður leðurblöku 
öllum hulinn

Hæka

Reviews, bibliographies and info on Icelandic authors on the Reykjavík City Library's Literature Web

The Literature Web

Höfundar og bækur

Literature Awards

Hæka