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THE MAPMAKER'S DREAM
A COLLECTION OF POEMS
Paperback
Published January 1, 2019
About the author
Bill Meissner
13 books18 followersWriter and teacher Bill Meissner is the author of 12 books. Meissner's recent novel, THE WONDERS OF THE LITTLE WORLD, is a delightful story that features a fortune-telling woman in a suffocating carnival who, with her precocious 11-year-old daughter, embarks on a search for her missing husband, a tightrope walker. THE WONDERS OF THE LITTLE WORLD will entertain the reader like a free-wheeling thrill ride at the carnival that leads straight to the heart. The novel is part road trip, part love story, and, ultimately, an illumination of a family yearning to heal itself. The novel was published Jan./Feb. 2024 from Stephen F. Austin State University Press/Texas A & M. University Press
His previous novel, SUMMER OF RAIN, SUMMER OF FIRE, was published in 2022. It's a family drama/love story set during the turbulent late-1960s Vietnam era. The characters--who find themselves in conflict with themselves and society--include Karl, a dominant pro-war father, Phil, a passive 18-year-old son who falls in love with Mariah, a rebellious young woman, and Frances, a mother coping with her role as a subservient 1960s housewife.
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His first novel is SPIRITS IN THE GRASS, (U of Notre Dame Press), the story of a small-town ballplayer who discovers the remains of a Native American burial ground on a baseball field. The novel was awarded The Midwest Book Award.
His most recent short story collection is LIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD, and his book of baseball photographs and prose is CIRCLING TOWARD HOME: GRASSROOTS BASEBALL PROSE, MEDITATIONS, AND IMAGERY.
His most recent poetry books are THE MAPMAKER'S DREAM (Finishing Line Press) and AMERICAN COMPASS [Univ. of Notre Dame Press].
Meissner grew up in Iowa and Wisconsin and was the Director of Creative Writing at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. He acts as a writing coach & presents creative writing workshops in schools, colleges, and in the community. He occasionally appears at public events and types poems on demand on one of his vintage typewriters.
The UND Press and Stephen F. Austin State U. Press recommend SUMMER OF RAIN, SUMMER OF FIRE, SPIRITS IN THE GRASS, and THE WONDERS OF THE LITTLE WORLD as excellent titles for book clubs, reading groups, and classroom use.
His previous novel, SUMMER OF RAIN, SUMMER OF FIRE, was published in 2022. It's a family drama/love story set during the turbulent late-1960s Vietnam era. The characters--who find themselves in conflict with themselves and society--include Karl, a dominant pro-war father, Phil, a passive 18-year-old son who falls in love with Mariah, a rebellious young woman, and Frances, a mother coping with her role as a subservient 1960s housewife.
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His first novel is SPIRITS IN THE GRASS, (U of Notre Dame Press), the story of a small-town ballplayer who discovers the remains of a Native American burial ground on a baseball field. The novel was awarded The Midwest Book Award.
His most recent short story collection is LIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD, and his book of baseball photographs and prose is CIRCLING TOWARD HOME: GRASSROOTS BASEBALL PROSE, MEDITATIONS, AND IMAGERY.
His most recent poetry books are THE MAPMAKER'S DREAM (Finishing Line Press) and AMERICAN COMPASS [Univ. of Notre Dame Press].
Meissner grew up in Iowa and Wisconsin and was the Director of Creative Writing at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. He acts as a writing coach & presents creative writing workshops in schools, colleges, and in the community. He occasionally appears at public events and types poems on demand on one of his vintage typewriters.
The UND Press and Stephen F. Austin State U. Press recommend SUMMER OF RAIN, SUMMER OF FIRE, SPIRITS IN THE GRASS, and THE WONDERS OF THE LITTLE WORLD as excellent titles for book clubs, reading groups, and classroom use.
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