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1. Deron Bauman on December 9th, 2008 at 10:58 pm

   hell yeah.

2. Cooper Renner on December 9th, 2008 at 11:07 pm

   Deron, you make me laugh. I just went over back over there and looked at the comments to the interview. I think Deron and Sheila can attest to the fact that I am not in any sense massive and don’t see myself as massive. It is indeed a bit of a marvel to me that anyone thinks I have any sort of ‘power’ at all.

3. blake on December 9th, 2008 at 11:28 pm

   i think our use of the word ‘massive’ means you are important to a lot of people, which you are, and have done a lot for language, which you have. you are massive for words in all the best ways.

4. Rick Neece on December 10th, 2008 at 5:16 am

   massive, yes.
   XOR

5. Cindy Scroggins on December 10th, 2008 at 9:25 am

   This is wonderful, Cooper–and much deserved. Great drawing, too!

6. Daryl Scroggins on December 10th, 2008 at 10:40 am

   Splendid, Coop. I have always loved your voice–in person and in your poetry and prose. You have a way of bringing a calmness to readers’ minds–which in turn allows complex ideas and images to form with power and clarity. I hear you often when I am reading any poetry that moves me, and any prose that makes its way through the dark with assurance.

7. Phil Bebbington on December 10th, 2008 at 10:46 am

   Cooper, I don’t know you that well, just through the words of others and some music I threw your way, but I really enjoyed this. Nice to have more of a sense of a person – really liked the drawing as well.

8. Jon Cone on December 10th, 2008 at 5:46 pm

   Great questions asked by Blake Butler and great responses given by Cooper.

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