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Chad Parenteau
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Poet, writer, comics reviewer. Associate Editor of Oddball Magazine. Host of Stone Soup Poetry weekly. Main page updated regularly. http://www.chadparenteaupoetforhire.com
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 3d
I'm back in with a new poem titled "#weareall" for @petrock.bsky.social's journal @dadakuku.bsky.social. Thanks to team dada for all the support. #poetry #poetrycommunity
#weareall
to watchthem aimfor the throatbeforethey finallytake a knee. — Chad Parenteau
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Aozora @aozorasf.bsky.social · 10h
This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com

Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 13h
Comics Spotlight: Hoss. @comicsbyhoss.bsky.social #comics @oddballmagazine.bsky.social
Comics Spotlight: Hoss - oddball magazine
Featuring comics from creators all over
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 15h
Grady VanWright returns with his latest essay for Us. Thanks to Mark Blickley for the artwork. #essay #artwork @oddballmagazine.bsky.social
Essay by Grady VanWright - oddball magazine
Artwork by Mark Blickley
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 17h
Anne's Treasure Trove. Her latest comic makes me wish there was a zine fest near my home this week. #comics @oddballmagazine.bsky.social
She Who Laughs Lasts: Zinecinnati 2025 - oddball magazine
Let's see what this week's Annefesto is, shall we?
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 18h
It's Later Now, Part Seven: Shallow Bucket List. Read it on my Patreon. #poetry #poetrycommunity
It's Later Now, Part Seven: Shallow Bucket List | Chad Parenteau
Get more from Chad Parenteau on Patreon
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 19h
Here's the third part of the most ambitious comic story we've ever published. Keep reading "Obama Black." #comics @oddballmagazine.bsky.social
Obama Black: A Comic by Jaryd Porter, Part Three - oddball magazine
The first chapter in a comics story running all of October
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 2d
This country's a Dad
beating it's children because
they're scared and hungry.

#poetry #haiku #HaikuSaturday
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 2d
I’m thankful that my early selections of people to follow seem to exclude all the fascists.
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 2d
My Comic Book Haiku on Marvel/DC Deadpool/Batman #1 is up now at The Ugly Monster. Thank you, Oscar. #comics #haiku
Batman x Deadpool: More Nineties Than the Nineties!
Comic Book Haiku: Marvel DC/Deadpool Batman #1
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 3d
Primitive wisdom. Wise Words with Bruce Wise closes out the week. #poetry #poetrycommunity @oddballmagazine.bsky.social
Wise Words with Bruce Wise - oddball magazine
A litany of voices from the mind of Bruce Wise
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 3d
Thank you, @petrock.bsky.social and @dadakuku.bsky.social readers. #poetry #poetrycommunity
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 3d
I'm back in with a new poem titled "#weareall" for @petrock.bsky.social's journal @dadakuku.bsky.social. Thanks to team dada for all the support. #poetry #poetrycommunity
#weareall
to watchthem aimfor the throatbeforethey finallytake a knee. — Chad Parenteau
dadakuku.com
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 3d
Those days. Janet Cormier gives us another Friday with her poem column. #poetry #poetrycommunity @oddballmagazine.bsky.social
Bamboozled No More! Every Now and Then - oddball magazine
Politics, social commentary from Janet Cormier
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 3d
Elliot Gray Boodhan features next Wednesday at Stone Soup Poetry. #poetry #poetrycommunity
Flyer: Who Will Next Survive Stone Soup Poetry? - Elliot Gray Boodhan will be our next feature for a terrifying 2025…I mean October. - Wednesday, October 22, 2025 7:00-9:00 P.M. ET - Open mic included! Donations appreciated! - Visit https://stonesouppoetry.blogspot.com/ for the Zoom link
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 4d
Anna Geoffrey and Ethan Mackler do Jeff proud. #poetry #poetrycommunity
Anna Geoffrey and Ethan Mackler do Jeff proud. #poetry
YouTube video by Chad Parenteau
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dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 4d
A new verse from returning contributor Damir Damir:

𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴

Holy methane cows
chew on the future…

— Damir Damir
Crisis of meaning
Holy methane cowschew on the future… — Damir Damir
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The Ugly Monster (Oscar) @theuglymonster.bsky.social · 6d
"Unlike Chekhov’s kid,
Doctor Doom’s vicious truth bombs
go off right away."

#poetry #MarvelComics #NoPaywall

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Captain America: The “All Is Lost” Issue!
Comic Book Haiku — Captain America Volume 12 #3
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 4d
What a difference. A rare moment of rest captured in James Van Looy's latest poem for his column. #poetry @oddballmagazine.bsky.social
It's All One Thing #608: Those Gremlins - oddball magazine
Missives, musings and music from a performing mime at large
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 4d
From this week's online gathering. A much needed gathering of comrades in poetry. More coming! #poetry #poetrycommunity
Stone Soup Poetry All Open Mic, 10-15-25
YouTube video by Chad Parenteau
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 4d
The open mic has come and gone, but Stone Soup will last...at least through October. Thanks to everyone who attended last night. Stay tuned for information about next week's feature, Elliot Gray Boodhan.#poetry #poetrycommunity
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 5d
The Chad Parenteau's Lost Causes newsletter for October 15 is up now at Substack. #poetry #poetrycommunity #artwork #photography @oddballmagazine.bsky.social
Chad Parenteau's Lost Causes, 10-15-25
My crossroads are everywhere
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 5d
In the ground. Poet Paul Smith plants his work under the shade of Glenn Bowie's photography. Thanks for stopping by Oddball Magazine this Wednesday. See you next time. #poetry #photography @oddballmagazine.bsky.social
Poem by Paul Smith - oddball magazine
Photography by Glenn Bowie
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 5d
Too soon to think of winter? Poet Laura Boatner and photographer Edward S. Gault (I like the juxtaposition of his photo to Laura's words) make me look forward to winter even during my favorite season. #poetry #photography @oddballmagazine.bsky.social
Poem by Laura Boatner - oddball magazine
Photography by Edward S. Gault
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 5d
"When I tell people all this, they say 'Oh, Jesus.' so now that's more proof!" #poetry #haiku #AmericanHaiku #Trump
American Haiku: Eric's Sermon on Dad's Body Count
When I started my  Sarcastic Haiku series,  I wrote my first  American Haiku. An American Haiku doesn't care about tradition, formality or...
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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 5d
My Comic Book Haiku on Captain America #3 (the twelfth volume) is up at @theuglymonster.bsky.social. Thanks to Oscar. More work coming soon. #comics #captainamerica #marvelcomics
Captain America: The “All Is Lost” Issue!
Comic Book Haiku — Captain America Volume 12 #3
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