Here's the beginning of my 2004 BAP reading.

1. Kim Addonizio, "Chicken"

This poem is a variation on the "Why did the chicken cross the road?" meme. She pulls it off nicely, in this amusing and thought-provoking narrative poem. I wasn't crazy about the premise at first, but the poem drew me in. I don't have any preconception about the name "Kim Addonizio." I know the name, but it doesn't mean anything to me. On a scale of 1-10, 7.5.