The Cage is a haunting collection of poetry that explores the boundaries of memory, sorrow, and survival. Within these pages, Samuel Ludke guides the reader through an intimate journey of confinement—emotional, spiritual, and existential. Each poem is a window into the struggle of living with pain while searching for release, of holding onto hope even as the walls close in.

With raw honesty and lyrical force, Ludke captures the weight of heartbreak, the ache of silence, and the small flickers of beauty that break through the bars of despair. The Cage is not only about what traps us, but also about what transforms us when we dare to face our darkest moments.