Chad Parenteau: Poet For Hire

Chuck Norris Jesus Haiku Chuck Norris Jesus thinks this is a step down from being Chuck Norris.

"Dick Cheney Jesus" is my latest piece on Substack.

"Donald Trump Jesus: The Return" is up now at Oddball Magazine. Thanks to Richard Spisak for the artwork.   

No Jesus Tanka. No Tanka 'bout Town. I hit a wall and haven't written any good tanka in a while. It's been even longer for the ...

Drawing of Jesus Garfield by Reddit user 4of2. Monday Jesus Haiku New week crucifies. Monday Jesus wishes he had stayed dead longer.

Here's the annual reposting of my Hand Turkey Jesus poem. Also illustrated by yours truly.

Two of my Jesus Tanka were published this afternoon in the Lothlorien Poetry Journal. Thanks to Strider Marcus Jones for featuring my work ...

Three of my Jesus Tanka appear in the Lothlorien Poetry Journal. Once more my thanks goes to Strider Marcus Jones for giving my work a home...

Six of my Jesus Tanka have been published at the Lothlorien Poetry Journal. Thanks to Editor and Publisher Strider Marcus Jones for appreci...

My Jesus Tanka have found a new home. the latest ones are up now at Fevers of the Mind.  Thanks to David L O'Nan for publishing my work ...

    So glad to have my Jesus Tanka and other short works in this wonderful journal by Warren Dean Fulton. Email Warren at pocketlint2021@gma...

After four long years, I get to write the capstone to my "Donald Trump Jesus" poems. Here is "Donald Trump Jesus Epilogue....

On the eve of Donald Trump's "ascension," I wrote my first "Donald Trump Jesus" poem. I'm now on my fifth one. I...

My tanka poems from last week's Democratic National Convention are up now at What Rough Beast. Indebted as always to Michael Broder fo...

My "Resistance Tankas" are up at What Rough Beast. Thanks again to Michael Broder.

While I was out today, Michael Broder published another batch of my tanka poems for What Rough Beast over at Indolent Books. Thanks Michae...

Michael Broder calls them "Resistance Tankas." Hides the fact that they're more Jesus poems. Reel 15 is up now at What Rough ...

Here's  a link to a Jesus poem I wrote around Easter.

"Resistance Tanka, Reel 14," is up now at What Rough Beast. Thanks, Michael Broder!

"Resistance Tankas, Reel 13" is up at What Rough Beast. Thanks to Michael Broder.