Chad Parenteau: Poet For Hire

I'm excited. Are you?

    I'll be working on this today.   

   

    I'm doing a soft lauch of the Boston Poetry Marathon's GoFundMe page.   I'd appreciate it if you can donate.   

The Boston Poetry Marathon has been gathering since 1998. The tradition carries on in 2026 this summer. Join us as we host a weekend of poet...

I had nothing appropriate I could have said when the Boston Poetry Marathon ended yesterday, so I saved this part when no one was around. D...

The show's over. See you next time. 

    The GoFunmd for Boston Poetry Marathon 2025 is up here.

    Prior to the Boston Poetry Marathon in August,  join the event's  new Bluesky page.  

   

From today's Boston Poetry Marathon email.

    The Boston Poetry Marathon is happening on August 16 and 17 this summer. Who's in?   

I didn't act fast enough.  I didn't want to take initiative. I should have.  By the time someone else did, it was too late. Instead ...

   

The Boston Poetry Marathon weekends in past have always been laced with surreal moments. You can attribute that to the summer heat. But even...

    The schedule is as set as it can be, the Zoom links have been sent out. It's only a matter of time before the Boston Poetry Marathon...

    Join me online along with organizers Xtina Strong and Christina Liu, organizers emeritus Bridget Eileen and Suzanne Mercury, and scores ...