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Jón Örn Loðmfjörð

Cafe Review Summer 2018 Icelandic Issue

Jón Örn Loðmfjörð: better known as Lommi, is prominent in the Icelandic fringe poetry scene. Whenever he’s not causing trouble on the internet with his caustic wit, he’s proactively cultivating the work of emerging poets. He frequently performs his poetry in public and curated a “ljóðagallerí” (Gallery of Poems) in 2015. He has edited the poetry section of the Reykjavík Grapevine and writes for the online cultural magazine Starafugl.

Hlín Leifsdóttir

Cafe Review Summer 2018 Icelandic Issue

Hlín Leifsdóttir: studies Creative Writing at the University of Iceland. In 2017, Hlín received the Write US — U.S. Embassy Literary Grant in cooperation with the Iceland Writers’ Retreat. Her work has been featured on Icelandic radio, and she has given readings at the Reykjavík International Literary Festival, NonfictioNow, World Poetry Day (Reykjavik UNESCO City of Literature), and The Poetry Brothel Reykjavik. Her work has appeared in Talking River, Hljóð bók, Veisla, and Vættir.