Friday, April 17, 2026

Chad Parenteau

Agassiz Well Done


Lit crit professor

introduced me to 

own fish, shoved

my face against jar.


Hard to stare all day

on full course load.


Went on to serve

seafood in restaurant

learning about many

species, tastes, parings.


See teacher, older

not gamey looking,


untainted with like 

for me, her letter for

my grad school pleas

totally backhanded. 


Stare and wonder, 

what more I can learn.


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