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Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl

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Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl is the author of two novels, and several books of poetry. He is also an avid translator of foreign literature. He works with performance and sound-poetry, and regularly appears at poetry and music festivals, as well as dabbling in the dark arts of the concrete. His books in Icelandic have been critically acclaimed, and critics have found reason to compare him to such dissimilar poets as Snorri Sturluson and Vladimir Mayakovsky. In the recent years he has explored the possibilities inherent in the European and North-American avant-garde traditions, and focused on disassembling language into its visual, social and linguistic units. Eiríkur is a founding member of the Nýhil poet cooperative.

Norðdahl’s poetry has been published in the following non-icelandic magazines: filling Station (can), NoD (can), dANDelion (can), Lichtungen (austria), OUTsidermagasin (Faroe Islands), Nypoesi (Norway), Das Wörterbuch der Strasse (Austria), Tuli ja Savu (Finland), KirjaIn (Finland), El dedo critico (Peru), RealPoetik (US) and Muse-Aprentice-Guild (US).

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Lex: The Next Generation!

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 - 8:01pm

The Pilot

The Pilot, 22 Cumberland St, (Stealth Lounge, 2nd floor)

Cost: Free

Featured Performers
Natalie Zina Walschots
Alixandra Bamford
Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl

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The storied Lexiconjury Reading Series returns to boldly go for one more night. The Lex was known for its frontier spirit, a place where poets would gather, read, heckle and think about the many possible futures of poetry. The Scream takes the Lex on one last voyage, featuring the next generation of Lexiconjurors, poets Natalie Zina Walschots (Calgary), Alixandra Bamford (Toronto), and Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl (Iceland). In addition to their solo readings, each poet will choose a member of Lex: The Old Generation for a collaborative performance.

  • Alixandra Bamford with Steve Venright
  • Natalie Zina Walschots with Sharon Harris
  • Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl with Paul Dutton

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2009 Scream in High Park

Monday, July 13, 2009 - 7:00pm

Dream Stage

High Park

Cost: PWYC, $10 SUGGESTED

The Scream Literary festival culminates in the event that started it all. This is your opportunity to hear the country’s best literary talent together on one stage. Canada’s largest outdoor reading returns with another stellar lineup of poets and fictioneers, including: leading Canadian poet Margaret Christakos, newcomer Jeramy Dodds (whose Crabwise to the Hounds was shortlisted for both the 2009 Griffin Poetry Prize and the Trillium Award for Poetry), noted novelist Andrew Pyper (The Killing Circle), Adam Sol (whose Crowd of Sounds won the 2004 Trillium Award for Poetry), and a surprise visit by Icelandic sensation Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl reading with Paul Dutton (of Four Horsemen fame).

Directions:

On the Bloor/Danforth subway line, get off at the High Park stop. From the main entrance, go east to get to High Park Avenue and go south to the lights at Bloor Street and High Park Avenue. Continue through the lights, keeping on the sidewalk to the left. It's about a 20 minute walk from High Park Subway station (top centre of map) to the site, so be sure to factor the time for that lovely stroll into your schedule.

You can also get to the site from the College 506 streetcar, which enters the park at the junction of Howard Park Avenue and Parkside Drive (centre right of map); or from the Queen 505 streetcar which runs along the south end of the park (bottom centre of map).

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