Ludke is a soul-shaking testament to love in all its raw, radiant, and ruinous forms. In this deeply personal and powerfully universal collection, American poet and icon Samuel Ludke offers nothing but love — love that bleeds, heals, remembers, and transforms. With his signature emotional clarity and lyrical fire, Ludke invites readers into a world where every verse is a heart open wide, where beauty and pain dance in equal measure.

These poems speak to the dreamers, the broken, the lovers, and the lost — to anyone who has ever felt the echo of a name in their chest or the silence of goodbye in their bones. From whispered confessions to shouted declarations, Ludke is a fearless exploration of what it means to love and be loved, written by a voice that will not be forgotten.