Knut \u00d8deg\u00e5rd studied theology and philology at the Universities of Oslo and Cambridge. He’s been living in Reykjavik since 1984, partly also in his hometown Molde where he is taking care of his Norwegian duties. He is a poet and writer who published his first poetry book in 1967, since then he has published 44 books (poetry, novels, childrens books, essays, also three books about Iceland). His poetry books are translated into 43 languages, more than any other contemporary Norwegian poet.<\/p>\n
\u00d6degaard organized the first international literary festival of Norway and also the literary academy (both named after the Nobel prize winner Bj\u00f8rnstjerne Bj\u00f8rnson). When moving to Iceland in 1984, he was offered the position as director of Nordic House and as such he was the founder – together with Thor Vilhj\u00e1lmsson and Einar Bragi – of the Reykjav\u00edk International Literary Festival in 1984.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5741,"template":"","land":[129],"tegund_gests":[133],"thatttokuar":[204],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n