Snorri Hjartarson

• Name — Snorri Hjartarson • Born — 22 April 1906 • Birthplace — Hvanneyri, Borgarfjörður • Died — 27 December 1986 • Place of death — Reykjavík • Occupation — poet • Partner — Nordic Council's Literature Prize (1981) Snorri Hjartarson (22 April 1906 – 27 December 1986) was an Icelandic poet, and a winner of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize.

Hjartarson was born in Hvanneyri, Borgarfjörður. He lived in Norway for a long time and studied art at the Art Academy of Oslo under the direction of Axel Revold from 1931 to 1932. His first publication was a novel written in Norwegian in 1934, but he is known for his poetry books in Icelandic. He made his national debut in 1944. Hjartarson was a librarian at the Reykjavik City Library (Borgarbókasafn Reykjavíkur) after he moved back to Iceland. From 1942-1966 he served as City Librarian, taking over the post from Sigurgeir Friðriksson. In 1981, he was awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize for his poetry collection Hauströkkrið yfir mér.

• 1934 Høit flyver ravnen • 1944 Kvæði • 1945 Sol er a morgun. Kvædasafn fra atjandu öld fyrri hluta nitjandu aldar • 1952 Á Gnitaheiði • 1966 Lauf og stjörnur • 1979 Hauströkkrið yfir mér • 1992 Kvæðasafn