Saturday, November 8, 2025
2:00 – 4:00pm, Activity Hub (located in the Head House)

Minnesota poet and fiction writer Bill Meissner, pictured here with his trusty 1960 manual typewriter, will be using it to type short poems for TCBF attendees on demand. Hear the clickety-clack as the poem emerges!  

About the Author

Minnesota author and teacher Bill Meissner has published five collections of poetry, including The Mapmaker’s Dream and American Compass, three novel  including Spirits in the Grass, which won the Midwest Book Award, and The Wonders of the Little World, and four short story collections, including Hitting into the Wind and The Road to Cosmos.