Jón úr Vör explained

Jón úr Vör (1917–2000) was an Icelandic poet. He has been credited, along with Steinn Steinarr, as being one of those who brought a modernist approach into Icelandic poetry. This was through the publication of his book of poems in 1946 entitled Þorpið (The Village).^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

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.

Notes and References

1. Ástráður Eysteinsson, Vivian Liska eds (2007) Modernism, Volume 1 of Comparative history of literatures in European languages, John Benjamins Publishing,, 9789027234544
2. Web site: JÓN ÚR VÖR. www.mbl.is.
3. Stevens, Patrick J. (2004). Icelandic writers. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson/Gale.
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=e_3jxYe5nTMC&q=1917&pg=PA475 Neijmann, Daisy L. (2006) A History of Icelandic Literature, University of Nebraska Press