9 ratings | 4 reviews | avg rating:3.78

Ben Kline’s Followers (12)

Ben’s Bookshelves

to-read (1)
currently-reading (6)
read (11)
award-worthy (1)
my-books (1)

Ben’s Friends (167)

Courtney LeBlanc

3,355 books | 88 friends

Stuart Barnes

2,707 books | 2,610 friends

Victoria Huston-Elem

318 books | 16 friends

Justin

81 books | 2 friends

John

741 books | 312 friends

Collin Kelley

485 books | 1,283 friends

Andrés Engracia

40 books | 72 friends

Blas

42 books | 845 friends

More friends…

Ben Kline

Goodreads Author

Website

https://benklineonline.wordpress.com/

Genre

Poetry, Fiction

Member Since

February 2020

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/benkline

edit data

Ben Kline lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, writing about our modern digital existence, former lovers, the Eighties, assorted concepts in astrophysics and growing up Appalachian. His chapbook of outer space/astrophysics poems Sagittarius A* was released by Sibling Rivalry Press in October 2020. His chapbook Dead Uncles arrives in May 2021 from Driftwood Press. He serves as a poetry reader for The Adroit Journal and as a poet whisperer for many friends.

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Ben Kline questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Ben Kline’s books

Average rating: 4.43 · 37 ratings · 8 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dead Uncles 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sagittarius A* 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It Was Never Supposed To Be 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Going Fast in Loose Directions really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

44 posts
Ben Kline's Blog

Autumn Update

Apologies for the long silence. The day job and move consumed my summer.

Twang and Stiff Wrist arrived. I do not recommend releasing three books in a six month span, or even the same year. Trying to promote one is herculean. Three proved too much. But hey, if you’re reading this, consider purchasing either or both!

I embarked on a mini reading tour in September and October while the day job quieted

Ben is Currently Reading

Ben Kline is currently reading

Hillbilly Hustle

by Wes Browne (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

May 25, 2021 06:28AM

Ben Kline is currently reading

Gay Bar: Why We Went Out

by Jeremy Atherton Lin (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

May 25, 2021 06:27AM

Ben Kline is currently reading

Anodyne

by Khadijah Queen (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

May 25, 2021 06:26AM

rss
Ben’s Recent Updates

Ben Kline wrote a new blog post Autumn Update Apologies for the long silence. The day job and move consumed my summer. Twang and Stiff Wrist arrived. I do not recommend releasing three books in a Read more of this blog post »
Nov 17, 2025 05:58AM · like
Ben Kline rated a book it was amazing Ragnarök at the Father-Daughter Dance by Todd Dillard	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I might be biased, slightly, given that I blurbed this book, which facilitated an early read - but I'm not wrong to say this is one of the best chapbooks you'll read this year! Evocative, magical, sad and silly at the same time, these poems will whis ...more
Nov 02, 2024 09:04AM · like · see review

More of Ben's books…

Ben’s Friend Comments

No comments have been added yet.

Ben Kline’s Followers (12)

Ben Kline

Goodreads Author

Popular Answered Questions

rssBen’s Recent Updates

rss
Ben’s Recent Updates