Minnesota author Bill Meissner sees art and poetry and endless fictional characters in almost every aspect of baseball.
And few sports seem as universal — or as romantic — as this popular American pastime.
Meissner, who grew up in Baraboo, explores the connections baseball has in our lives in his book “Light at the Edge of the Field,” out later this month. The book is a collection of short stories involving different characters in different settings — several of those in Wisconsin.
A longtime player and lover of the game, Meissner is the author of 10 books, including “Spirits in the Grass,” which won the Midwest Book Award, and “Circling Toward Home,” a collection of photography and writing due out next year. “Light at the Edge of the Field” can be ordered through Texas A&M University Press.
Q: What is your background and your connection to Wisconsin?
A: I grew up in Baraboo and graduated from UW-Stevens Point with a degree in English and creative writing. All of my baseball experience from ages 8 to 19 was centered in Wisconsin. I played amateur baseball, Little League and on a Babe Ruth team.
Q: “Light at the Edge of the Field” will be published in September. What other books have you written about baseball?
