Poet David Beaudouin in front of the East Village judicial system & an unnamed felon.
Having a great weekend walking around the neighborhood with the wonderful Baltimore poet David Beaudouin, who seems to know more about what's around than I do. I had never seen the plaque for Frank O'Hara where he lived at 441 East 9th Street, for example, but it was something David wanted to see. I'd walked by the tiny hands of this effigy a few times but David's interest & excitement made me stop, not just for this but for the neighborhood as a whole. How fortunate I am to live here & know poets.