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New Year's Poetry
FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET
GRÖNDALSHÚS, JANUARY 1, 2023
On New Year's Day, there will be a continuous poetry program at Gröndalshús from sunrise to sunset.
Seven poets will read, recite, and perform without cease from 10am to 5pm.
Everyone is welcome to Benedikt's house to listen, enjoy a cup of coffee, or have a gingerbread cookie, and you can also watch the program streamed live on the website.
Program
10am: Dagur Hjartarson
11am: Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir
12pm: Sjón
1pm: Sigurbjörg Þrastardóttir
2pm: Haukur Ingvarsson
3pm: Gerður Kristný
4pm: Jón Gnarr
It is the sixth time the New Year is welcomed with a poetry reading in this manner. New Year’s Poetry (I. Árljóð) at Gröndalshús have become a New Year's tradition for many poetry enthusiasts, as there is hardly anything more beneficial for modern people than to receive an infusion of poetry on this special day when everything begins anew.
The curators are Kristín Ómarsdóttir and Ragnar Helgi Ólafsson.
The project is sponsored by Reykjavík, a UNESCO City of Literature.
