Sun, Nov 09
|Barnes and Noble the Grove
The Ball Dreams of the Sky
Author, filmmaker and 2G Henry Schipper presents his new book, The Ball Dreams of the Sky; an autobiographical book of baseball poems that translates to his memories and lessons in life.
Time & Location
Nov 09, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Barnes and Noble the Grove, 189 The Grove Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA
About
Is baseball a subset of life, or life a subset of baseball? Hard to say in this imaginative book of autobiographical poems that translates life—all nine innings—into the language and metaphor of the game. Everything from childhood trauma, to early stardom, love, sex, creativity, meditation, midlife crisis, God and more is batted around, lofted high, and tenderly caught like a ball in a glove. Even the ghosts of the Holocaust sometimes haunt the all-embracing field of play. At once memoir, homage, and all-out celebration of the game, this book explores baseball as a mother tongue of the heart that seems capable of wrapping itself around everything.
HENRY SCHIPPER is an award-winning filmmaker in Los Angeles who has written and/or produced over 125 primetime documentaries. He once held the Babe Ruth League record for consecutive no-hitters in Wisconsin. This is his first book of poems.
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