Sjón (born in Reykjavík, 1962) is an Icelandic poet. Born in Reykjavík in 1962, he is also an internationally celebrated novelist, lyricist and screenwriter. His noted works are the Blue Fox, The Whispering Muse, From the Mouth of the Whale, Moonstone, CoDex 1962, and Red Milk. Sjón has won several awards, including the Nordic Council’s Literature Prize and the Icelandic Literary Prize. His works have been translated into thirty-five languages.

As a poet, Sjón’s first poetry collection, Synir, was published in 1978. He has published twelve poetry collections and had written opera librettos and lyrics for various musicians, mainly Björk. The Sjón – Björk duo’s song “I’ve Seen It All” for the film “Dancer in the Dark” was nominated for ‘Best Orginal Songs’ at the 2001 Golden Globes and 2001 Academy Awards.

He had written the screenplay for the well-acclaimed Icelandic film ‘Lamb’, which was awarded the most original film title at the 2021 edition of the Cannes film festival. He also wrote the screenplay of the Viking movie Northman along with its director Robert Eggers, which premiered in 2022. He is currently working on a Hamlet adaptation with Swedish-Iranian director Ali Abbasi.