The Child who couldn't be spoken about: The hidden legacy of Jóhann Jónsson
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Historian and journalist Guðmundur Magnússon is working on a biography of his great-uncle, the poet Jóhann Jónsson (1896–1932), whose works are widely considered to mark the beginning of modern poetry in Iceland. Jónsson, who died young from tuberculosThe Child who couldn't be spoken about: The hidden legacy of Jóhann Jónsson
Historian and journalist Guðmundur Magnússon is working on a biography of his great-uncle, the poet Jóhann Jónsson (1896–1932), whose works are widely considered to mark the beginning of modern poetry in Iceland. Jónsson, who died young from tuberculosis, left behind poems that still resonate with Icelanders, including the well-known piece Söknuður ("Longing"), which begins with the haunting lines, "Where did the days of your life lose their color?" Read more
