Sigfús Daðason (1928–1996) was one of the more notable 20th-century

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. It has been claimed that Daðason "changed the poetic landscape in

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". He was one of the pioneers of the

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.Ljóðhús - elements of poetry Sigfús Daðason by Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson (2008) Daðason published his first book of poetry in 1957, and followed this a year later with an influential

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, 'Defence of Poetry', on new trends in

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. He spent eight years in France studying the

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, and

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and

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at the Sorbonne. On his return to Iceland, Daðason edited a cultural review and worked as a

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. He wrote many essays on literature and culture as well as his books of poetry. Daðason has been categorised as one of the ' Atom Poets'.

Work

* ''Ljóð '' (1951) * ''Hendur og orð'' (1959) * ''Fáein ljóð'' (1977) * ''Útlínur bak við minnið'' (1987) * ''Maðurinn og skáldið'' (1987) * ''Province í endursýn'' (1992) * ''Og hugleiða steina'' (1955) * ''Ljóð'' 1947 - 1996 (2008)

References

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