Name Vilborg Dagbjartsdottir | Role Poet | |
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Vilborg Dagbjartsdóttir (born 18 July 1930) is an Icelandic poet. She published her first book of poetry in 1960 and became one of the few women in Iceland to write modernist poetry. Her third book of poems, Kyndilmessa (1971; Candlemass), has been described as a "breakthrough". Innovative features in her works include the use of colloquial language and images of daily life. Like Jón úr Vör she combined lyrical realism with romantic imagery. Vilborg has been active in the feminist movement, and her works are concerned with the status of women in society as well as social inequality in general. She has published a number of books for children, including non-fiction works and translations.
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Vilborg was married to Þorgeir Þorgeirson (1933 – 2003), a writer and filmmaker.