(b.1942) has for a long time now occupied a place of honour as one of Iceland’s most distinguished poets, in addition to being an outstanding translator. Her poetry has a limpid quality and is never cumbersome, and she frequently manages to create a bewitching atmosphere and to charm the reader into viewing things he or she thought he knew in a fresh and unexpected light. Haraldsdottir has published poetry books and translated numerous novels and volumes of poetry. She has received many awards for her work, including, among others, the DV Cultural Prize for Literature in 1988 for her translation of The Idiot by Dostojevski. She also received the 2002 Icelandic Literary Prize for her book of poetry Wherever I May Be.