Snorri Hjartarson (22 April 1906 – 27 December 1986) was an Icelandic poet, and a winner of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize.
His first publication was a novel written in Norwegian in 1934, but he is known for his poetry books in Icelandic.
[2] Hjartarson was a librarian at the Reykjavik City Library (Borgarbókasafn Reykjavíkur) after he moved back to Iceland.
From 1942-1966 he served as City Librarian, taking over the post from Sigurgeir Friðriksson.
[3] In 1981, he was awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize for his poetry collection Hauströkkrið yfir mér.