Juan Felipe Herrera – Johnni Capp Street | Notes from Donut Land 3

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Of all things, a 1964 VW van. What is inside, what is outside? What is this?

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I have a ’64 VW van that I bought from Barbara Pash, somewhere near the Judah train line. 650 pesos. I gave it to Frank. He liked it. It had a wooden pop-up roof. Or maybe it was the back seat that got to Frank—where you could have juicy conferences with your camaradas and play your boom box. Park in the middle of the sidewalk on Folsom and 24th Street where I plan to move (again)—for a while. Frank asked a street mechanic to fix the generator. That was the last time he saw that ’64 VW. It was all banged up. It was perfect for a poet.