Английская Википедия:Anna Svanhildur Björnsdóttir

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Anna Svanhildur Björnsdóttir (born 30 November 1948) is an Icelandic writer and educator.

She was born in Reykjavík and grew up there. She earned a teaching diploma in 1969 and moved to Hólmavík. Anna Svanhildur had two sons with her first husband. The couple later divorced; she moved to Snæfellsnes and then returned to Reykjavík. She married Einar Aðalsteinsson and had two more children with him; he died in 1998. She also taught in Húsavík.[1]

In 1985, she began publishing poetry in various publications. Björnsdóttir published her first book of poetry Örugglega ég ("Definitely Me") in 1988. Her 2003 collection Mens solen stadig er fremme / Meðan sól er enn á lofti ("While the Sun is Still Up") appeared in a bilingual Icelandic/Danish format. Her poems have been translated into Danish, Swedish, French, German and English. She is a member of the group of poets known as "Ritlistarhópur Kópavogs".[1][2]

Awards

Anna Svanhildur received the Jean Monnet Prize for Poetry in 1993.[1]

See also

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