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 

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<p>Úlfhildur Dagsdóttir<br />
Project Manager at the&nbsp;Reykjavík City Library<br />
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<p>Hjá Reykjavík bókmenntaborg UNESCO vinna tveir verkefnastjórar sem starfsstöð í Ráðhúsi Reykjavíkur. Umsjón Bókmenntavefsins er hjá verkefnastjóra Borgarbókasafnsins og er hann staðsettur í Grófarhúsi.&nbsp;</p>


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