His works address concerns about modern alienation and the relationship between man and nature, often approached with dark humour.
Eyvindur was a teacher and worked in Icelandic radio and television before writing became his main occupation.
[3] Eyvindur has continued to do some teaching, but writing became his main focus around 1987[3] and his principal occupation after he returned to Iceland in 1990.
[4] According to the literary scholar Bjarki Valtýsson, Eyvindur's poetry is characterised by warmth and intimacy, resulting from his tendency to not take himself too seriously despite having a clear message.
It uses dark humour to address modern alienation and consumerism, as well as more topical subjects such as the Vietnam War and the American military base in Keflavík, without becoming politically programmatic.
Similar themes of how mankind has become too detached from its roots in nature, treated with humour and irony, appear in the poetry collections Hvaðan – Þaðan (1978, lit.
[6] The poems in this collection concern nature and contrast its beauty with the ego of modern man, which they associate with decline and alienation.
[3] It is set aboard an Icelandic fishing trawler, with no clear protagonist among the cast of characters, and depicts a raw, unromantic struggle for survival.
[3][7] Set at the turn of the 19th century, it contains strong criticism of warfare and follows an Icelander who changes his name and identity multiple times as circumstances place him in different roles and countries.
'Where the flower grows and the water falls'), the protagonist is back in Iceland and is confronted with powers that inhibit nature.
The books address family ties and environmental issues as the main characters go on a sailing vacation in the Baltic Sea.
[3] In 2015, his 80th birthday was celebrated with public events at the Nordic House and the bar Sólon in Reykjavík, where scholars gave presentations about his works and career and musicians performed his poetry.