Dead Uncles

<h3 class=ql-align-center><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>Equal parts humorous and devastating Ben Kline's </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(54 54 54 1)>Dead Uncles</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(54 54 54 1)> investigates the lingering impacts that formative family experiences can have years later.</span></h3><p class=ql-align-center></p><p>In this stunning collection Kline presents the <strong>funny </strong>and the <strong>painful </strong>side by side to reveal a fully realized <strong>family tree</strong>. </p><p></p><p>Through <strong>humor </strong>and <strong>candor</strong> <strong><em>Dead Uncles</em> </strong>reveals the <strong>glee</strong> <strong>challenge</strong> <strong>struggle</strong> and <strong>joys </strong>of an <strong>extended family</strong>. Simultaneously Kline writes with <strong>subtle </strong>perception about the <strong>letdowns </strong>and <strong>shortcomings </strong>of family members.</p><p></p><p>These poems investigate <strong>identity</strong> <strong>self</strong> and how difficult it can be to extract those from your own <strong>geology</strong>. What does it mean to change beyond what your <strong>family </strong>thinks of you? What are the <strong>anxieties </strong>inherent in showing your family something they might not <strong>understand </strong>or <strong>accept</strong>? These are the questions answered in <em>Dead Uncles.</em></p><p></p><p>Readers looking for poetry that is as <strong>funny </strong>as it is <strong>devastating</strong> will find a new favorite in Ben Kline's astounding collection. </p><p></p><p>This collection also features a <strong>bespoke interview </strong>with the writer at then end of the book delving deeper into the <strong>craft</strong> <strong>influences</strong> and <strong>life </strong>behind their work.</p>