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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 · 1d

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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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 13h

This country's a Dad
beating it's children because
they're scared and hungry.

#poetry #haiku #HaikuSaturday

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 14h

I’m thankful that my early selections of people to follow seem to exclude all the fascists.

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 14h

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

Thank you, @petrock.bsky.social and @dadakuku.bsky.social readers. #poetry #poetrycommunity

dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 1d

A new verse from returning contributor @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social:

#𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹

to watch
them aim
for the throat
before
they finally
take a knee.

— Chad Parenteau

#weareall

to watchthem aimfor the throatbeforethey finallytake a knee. — Chad Parenteau

dadakuku.com

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 1d

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

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 2d

Anna Geoffrey and Ethan Mackler do Jeff proud. #poetry #poetrycommunity

Anna Geoffrey and Ethan Mackler do Jeff proud. #poetry

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dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 3d

"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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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

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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 2d

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

Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

"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 · 3d

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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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 4d

Like a DOGE, Part Fourteen: That Smell. Read it now on my Patreon. #poetry #poetrycommunity

Like a DOGE, Part Fourteen: That Smell | Chad Parenteau

Get more from Chad Parenteau on Patreon

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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 4d

Tuesday with bite. We have our roving poet Lynn White and new contributing artist H.E. Ross. Nice way to mark the day. #poetry #artwork @oddballmagazine.bsky.social