Poetry, chapbook, 20 pages, from Bottlecap Features. Chickens have been a part of human life for about 8,000 years. They’ve only been a part of Emma Alice Johnson’s life for two years, but that has been long enough for her to see that they are far more than livestock – they are strong-willed birds with unique personalities, descendants of dinosaurs whose majesty is masked by a history of being seen only as producers of food. That’s why Emma adopted them in the first place. You move to a farm, you need chickens. That’s just the deal. Fresh eggs every morning. She was surprised to find those eggs served with a side of sweetness that made her fall in love with these delightful creatures.