Literary goings-on in October in Reykjavík
The second Reykjavík Reads Festival.
Airwords at Iceland Airwaves in Harpa's Kaldalón hall October 31.
The Reykjavík Reads Festival is now in full swing for the second year. Reykjavík – UNESCO City of Literature is behind the event, which highlights the city in its various incarnations in poetry and song lyrics written about it. The poetry press Meðgönguljóð is a partner to the proceedings this year, and has published the collection Ljóð í leiðinni: Skáld um Reykjavík (roughly: Poems Along for the Ride: Poets on Reykjavík) for the occasion. The volume contains 27 poems by an equal number of poets, most of them composed especially for the festival. The book is also available in electronic form at eBækur. More information on Reykjavík Reads can be found here.
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This isn't the only literary celebration going on in October, though.
For the first time, music festival Iceland Airwaves will offer a literary offshoot as well. Dubbed Iceland Airwords, the event will take place in Harpa's Kaldalón hall on October 31, and will feature both Icelandic and international authors and musicians. The schedule is below, and for more background, click here for an interview with Airwords' main instigator, author Andri Snær Magnason.
19:45 POET: AUÐUR AVA ÓLAFSDÓTTIR
20:00 POET: KRISTÍN ÓMARSDÓTTIR
20:15 ELÍN EY
21:00 POET: HALLGRÍMUR HELGASON
21:20 ROBERT FORSTER (AU)
22:30 POET: ANDRI SNÆR MAGNASON
22:45 POET: RYAN BOUDINOT (US)
23:00 EMPRESS OF (US)