Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir
Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir | |
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| Born | March 31, 1989 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Occupation | Poet, publisher, literary curator |
| Language | Icelandic, English |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Genre | Poetry |
Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir (also Vala Thorodds) (born March 31, 1989) is an Icelandic poet, publisher[1], translator and literary curator.
Valgerður is the founder and director of Partus Press, an independent publisher of poetry and prose based in Reykjavík, Iceland.[2][3] Her first chapbook, the booklet-length poem Það sem áður var skógur (What Once Was Forest), was edited by Sjón and published by Partus Press in October 2015.[4] Her English translations from the Icelandic of the selected poems of Kristín Ómarsdóttir, Waitress in Fall, was published in the UK in 2018.
In 2014, Valgerður was nominated for the PEN International New Voices Award.[1][4][5][6] Her articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in publications including The Reykjavík Grapevine, Iceland Review, and Cereal Magazine, and include interviews with Mary Ellen Mark, Jens Lekman, Sigur Rós, Alex Kapranos, Birgitta Jónsdóttir, Daníel Bjarnason, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Sóley and Retro Stefson.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Textival » ○ ◇ ◆ Program > ETT RUM TILL 24-27/9 ◆ ◇ ○" (in Swedish). textival.se. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "About |". valathorodds.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ "Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir". Meðgönguljóð. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ a b "Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir – Meðgönguljóð". partuspress.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir - CROWD". crowd-literature.eu. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir – Digital Writers' Festival 2015". digitalwritersfestival.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "An Everyday Extraordinary". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
- ^ "Information Without Borders?". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
- ^ "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
- ^ "Not the Same Old Jens". The Reykjavik Grapevine.
- ^ "The Boys Are Back In Town". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
- ^ "A Musical Dialogue". Iceland Review.
- ^ "The Boys Dance Too". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
External links
- Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir reads The Sugar of Things at Vimeo.com (in Icelandic with English subtitles)
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