Jón Sigurðsson performs the Crisis Sonnet
Iceland’s independence hero, Jón Sigurðsson, performs the Crisis Sonnet, by Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl – written in response to the IMF coming to Iceland.
IMF and OMG and LOL should be recognizable to english speakers. The FME is the Icelandic Financial surveillance authorities, and FIT is what you pay as a fine for using your bankcard when you don’t have any money in your account – as well as being a guesthouse/prison for people who come to Iceland asking for political asylum.
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