Vilborg Dagbjartsdóttir

Vilborg Dagbjartsdóttir (born 18 July 1930) is an Icelandic poet. 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 (1971; Candlemass), has been described as a "breakthrough".[1] Innovative features in her works include the use of colloquial language and images of daily life.[1] Like Jón úr Vör she combined lyrical realism with romantic imagery.[2] Vilborg has been active in the feminist movement, and her works are concerned with the status of women in society as well as social inequality in general.[3] She has published a number of books for children, including non-fiction works and translations.[4]

Vilborg Dagbjartsdóttir. The photo is taken prior to her 80th birthday; that birthday was in 2010.
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Vilborg.

Vilborg was married to Þorgeir Þorgeirson (1933 – 2003), a writer and filmmaker.[5]

Dagbjartsdóttir was born in Vestdalseyri, Seyðisfjörður, Eastern Region.[6] She studied to become a teacher, and became one in 1955.[7] She taught at [elementary school or] barneskole, all together for 46 years.[6]

In regard to her political views, media has written that "she converted to communism before she was eighteen and went to Reykjavik to study";[8] she has also been described as a socialist.[9]

Works
Poetry
  • Laufið á trjánum ('foliage on the trees'), Heimskringla 1960
  • Dvergliljur ('dwarf lillies'), Helgafell 1968
  • Kyndilmessa (Candlemas), Helgafell 1971
  • Ljóð (heildarútgáfa) (Poems),[10] Mál og menning 1981
  • Klukkan í turninum (The Clock in the Tower),[11] Forlagið 1992
  • Ótta (ljóðaúrval), Valdimar Tómasson 1994
  • Ljósar hendur (safnrit 3 skálda), Fjölvaútgáfan 1996
  • Orðin vaxa í kringum mig (1989; Words Grow All Around Me)[12]

Notes
  1. Tierney 1999: 679.
  2. Bandle 2002: 479.
  3. Neijmann 2007: 485.
  4. Reykjavík City Library page.
  5. Þorgeir Þorgeirson obituary, Morgunblaðið 11 November 2003 (Icelandic)
  6. Gerdur Kristny. 24 October 2020. "Også de var barn" ["and they too were children"]. Klassekampen Bokmagasinet. P. 7
  7. https://www.poetryinternational.org/pi/poet/474/en/list
  8. https://www.poetryinternational.org/pi/poet/474/en/list
  9. https://nordicwomensliterature.net/2011/11/17/my-soul-burning-with-rage/
  10. https://nordicwomensliterature.net/2011/11/17/my-soul-burning-with-rage/
  11. https://www.poetryinternational.org/pi/poet/474
  12. https://nordicwomensliterature.net/2011/11/17/my-soul-burning-with-rage/

References
  • Bandle, Oskar et al. (2002). The Nordic Languages: an International Handbook of the History of the North Germanic Languages. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3-11-014876-5
  • Neijmann, Daisy L. (2007). A History of Icelandic Literature. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-3346-9
  • Tierney, Helen (1999). Women's Studies Encyclopedia. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-29620-0
  • Vilborg Dagbjartsdóttir Reykjavík City Library
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