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Ari Jósefsson

Icelandic poetThis is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ari.

Ari Jósefsson (28 August 1939 – 18 June 1964) was an Icelandic poet. He was a student of romance studies in Barcelona and Bucharest and published only one book of poetry during his lifetime. When he was on his way home to Reykjavík after completing his Romanian language studies in Bucharest, Jósefsson tragically fell overboard from the ship Gullfoss and drowned on June 18, 1964.

Works

Nei (1961)

See also

  • Iceland portal
  • List of Icelandic writers
  • Culture of Iceland