January 13, 2007


Renner’s Love of Weather

The weather we have been having here in Dallas for the past few days and which is supposed to continue for the next two reminds me of driving with Renner many years ago over one of the viaducts in Dallas that connect south Dallas, cut off by the Trinity River, with the city.

It had been raining torrentially for a few days, as is it now, and Renner looked out his window and said, “Stupid rain. Stupid River.”

I offer this as evidence of his supreme poetic skills, which, by the way, you should be on the hunt for, as his second collection of poems, Mosefolket (which includes his first, Jove Protected by Geese) will be available shortly.

Perhaps he will give us all further instruction concerning how to purchase a copy.

posted by Deron Bauman in poetry 

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3 Responses to “Renner’s Love of Weather”

  1. Cooper on January 14th, 2007 at 11:14 am

    You make me smile with your memory of that event. And yes, today is definitely a “stupid rain, stupid river” day. (I could go on to say “Stupid Dallas” too, but that might offend some of you.)

    And thank you for so kindly mentioning my new book of poems. Although it’s not officially published yet, and not posted at the Ravenna/Alhambra website, if anyone is yearning for a copy (a situation I find difficult to fathom — I’m afraid the 100-copy first edition will be at least 50 copies too large), you can contact Kathryn Rantala, the publisher, via the website (www.ravennapress.com) or krantala (at) gmail (dot) com and make arrangements for a copy now.

    Thank you, Deron. You are too kind.

  2. Sheila Ryan on January 14th, 2007 at 11:30 pm

    Sunday night: Lateish
    Southern Illinois

    It has been sleeting and sleeting here in Illinois (stupid sleet, stupid Illinois), and I had been driving through the stupid sleet of stupid Illinois for seven and a half stupefying hours when I reached my journey’s end and plucked a stack of mail from the box.

    There I found my very own inscribed copy of “Mosefolket”.

    I’ll have more to say of “Mosefolket” and its maker but for now I wish simply to add my voice to Deron’s and urge you to place an order with Alhambra Press/Kathryn Rantala. Urge: that’s stronger than encourage.

  3. Sheila Ryan on January 15th, 2007 at 11:00 am

    By the way, Deron, thanks for this and the ‘big pants’ anecdote. (Did you know I am Renner’s official unauthorized biographer? It’s true. Well, I mean . . . he didn’t exactly say no . . . and I stole the phrase “official unauthorized” directly from one of his email messages.)