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The Outer Rim
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Poetry AnthologiesGeneral Poetry
Publisher: Poets United Inc.
Published: May 5 2026
Pages: 60
Weight: 0.18
Height: 0.14 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The Outer Rim by Samuel Ludke is a haunting and introspective collection that ventures to the far edges of the human experience-where isolation, faith, loss, and longing converge. With stark, unflinching language and moments of quiet beauty, these poems explore what it means to exist on the margins: of society, of hope, of oneself.
Each piece feels like a transmission from a distant place-raw, searching, and deeply personal-yet universally resonant. Themes of spiritual struggle, identity, and the tension between despair and redemption echo throughout the collection, inviting readers to confront their own inner wilderness.
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