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Poem 03. Poem by Kristján Karlsson.
Kristján Karlsson was born on January 26, 1922, in Eyvík, Tjörnes, in South Þingeyjarsýsla. After graduating from Akureyri High School in 1942, he studied English literature at the University of Berkeley in California, graduating with a BA in 1945. He went to New York for graduate studies at Columbia University, graduating with an MA in comparative literature in 1947.
Kristján has written poetry, short stories and articles as well as translations. He has also edited a number of books. He was responsible for various publications before publishing his poetry collection Kvæði in 1976. He received the Davidspennann in 1991 for his poetry collection Kvæði 90 and the Icelandic Broadcasting Corporation Writers' Fund award a year later.
The libraries of Amsterdam
Excuse me, dear ladies.
side by side
in window boxes: my old one
village library and long since fallen
rises a white window-high fortress-built
with battlements
one moment between you and me
shelf by shelf:
Kristján Karlsson was born on January 26, 1922, in Eyvík, Tjörnes, in South Þingeyjarsýsla. After graduating from Akureyri High School in 1942, he studied English literature at the University of Berkeley in California, graduating with a BA in 1945. He went to New York for graduate studies at Columbia University, graduating with an MA in comparative literature in 1947.
Kristján has written poetry, short stories and articles as well as translations. He has also edited a number of books. He was responsible for various publications before publishing his poetry collection Kvæði in 1976. He received the Davidspennann in 1991 for his poetry collection Kvæði 90 and the Icelandic Broadcasting Corporation Writers' Fund award a year later.
The libraries of Amsterdam
Excuse me, dear ladies.
side by side
in window boxes: my old one
village library and long since fallen
rises a white window-high fortress-built
with battlements
one moment between you and me
shelf by shelf: