by Jennica Harper

In 1969, Tommy James & the Shondells turned down an offer to perform
at Woodstock when their booking agent described the event as “…a
stupid gig on a pig farm in upstate New York.”

I am going to New York City in two weeks,
to see my boyfriend
of ten months.

We will see if I come back
with a broken heart
or just single.

I [broken heart] NY.

I want to see a Broadway show,
and Central Park.

Jennica Harper is a Vancouver screenwriter and poet whose books include The Octopus and Other Poems (Signature Editions, 2006), and What It Feels Like for a Girl (Anvil Press, 2008). “Liner Notes” was shortlisted for the 2008 CBC Literary Awards. Jennica has an MFA from UBC.