Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson (28 June 1955 – 21 November 2008) was a Norwegian poet,

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and translator, of Icelandic citizenship ( Icelandic name Jón Sveinbjörn Pétursson), born and raised in Norway. He made his literary debut in 1973 with the poetry collection ''Manus''. Among his children's books are ''Pelle Parafins Bøljeband: Serum, serum'' (1981) and ''Håkon Håkonsson'' (1990). Jónsson was part of the poetic activist group "Stuntpoetene" during the 1980s, along with Karin Moe, Triztán Vindtorn,

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, Erling Kittelsen,

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and others. He died in November 2008.

Bibliography

*''Manus'' (1973) (poetry) *''Høstbok'' (1976) (poetry) *''Historier i oktober'' (1979) (poetry) *''Fartøy'' (1999) (poetry) *''Det spesielle grep om fjærpennen'' (2007) (texts by Olav Angell; edited by Jónsson)

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* * 1955 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Norwegian poets Norwegian male poets Norwegian children's writers Icelandic emigrants to Norway 20th-century Norwegian male writers {{Norway-writer-stub