Jón úr Vör (1917–2000) was an

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ic poet. He has been credited, along with

Steinn Steinarr Steinn Steinarr (born Aðalsteinn Kristmundsson, 13 October 1908 – 25 May 1958) was an Icelandic poet. He is one of Iceland's major poets and wrote both modernist and traditional poems. Early life Steinn Steinarr was nicknamed Alli (a standar ...

, as being one of those who brought a

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approach into

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. This was through the publication of his book of poems in 1946 entitled ''Þorpið'' (''The Village'').Neijmann, Daisy L. (2006) ''A History of Icelandic Literature'', University of Nebraska Press
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Selected publications

* Jón úr Vör. (1956) ''Þorpið'', Reykjavík: Heimskringla. * Steinn Steinarr, Jón úr Vör, Matthías Johannessen, and Marshall Brement (1985) Three modern Icelandic poets: selected poems of Steinn Steinarr, Jón úr Vör and Matthías Johannessen. Reykjavík, Iceland: Iceland Review.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jon ur Vor 1917 births 2000 deaths Icelandic male poets 20th-century Icelandic poets 20th-century Icelandic male writers