The following selection of Stephansson's works encapsulates the wide variety of topics present in his poetry and prose--nature, family, community, religion, emigration/immigration, war, and religion--and spans over fifty-three years of his life and literary career. Stephansson's prose comes in an epistolary form written to friends, editors, and literary supporters.

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In addition to topics and time periods, this curated list showcases a variety of talented translators, who make Stephansson's literary treasures accessible to English readers. Translators include Paul Bjarnason, Kristjana Gunnars, Helgi Hornford, Jacobina Johnson, Thorvaldur Johnson, Watson Kirkconnel, Bernard Scudder, Paul Sigurdson, and Sigurdor Wopnford.