Equal parts humorous and devastating, Ben Kline's Dead Uncles investigates the lingering impacts that formative family experiences can have years later.

In this stunning collection, Kline presents the funny and the painful side by side to reveal a fully realized family tree.

Through humor and candor, Dead Uncles reveals the glee, challenge, struggle, and joys of an extended family. Simultaneously, Kline writes with subtle perception about the letdowns and shortcomings of family members.

These poems investigate identity, self, and how difficult it can be to extract those from your own geology. What does it mean to change beyond what your family thinks of you? What are the anxieties inherent in showing your family something they might not understand or accept? These are the questions answered in Dead Uncles.

Readers looking for poetry that is as funny as it is devastating will find a new favorite in Ben Kline's astounding collection.

This collection also features a bespoke interview with the writer at then end of the book, delving deeper into the craft, influences, and life behind their work.

About the Authors

Ben Kline lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the author of Sagittarius A* and Going Fast in Loose Directions. His poetry and prose have appeared in DIAGRAM, Hobart, The Cortland Review, A&U Magazine and elsewhere.

Sandra Beasley grew up in Virginia. She earned a BA in English from the University of Virginia and an MFA from American University. She worked as an editor for The American Scholar for many years. She is the author of the poetry collections Count the Waves (2015); I Was the Jukebox (2010), which won the Barnard Women Poets Prize; and Theories of Falling (2008), winner of the New Issues Poetry Prize. She also published a memoir, Don't Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life (2011). In 2015, she received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Beasley teaches in the low-residency MFA program at the University of Tampa. She lives in Washington, DC.

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