In The Surge of Her Body, acclaimed poet Samuel Ludke delivers a breathtaking journey into the depths of longing, memory, and the fierce electricity of human connection. With language that pulses like a living heartbeat, Ludke explores the emotional landscape where desire becomes myth, where love becomes a battlefield, and where the body-her body-becomes a universe of storms, signals, and quiet, trembling truths. These poems unravel the intimate collisions between tenderness and ache, between the sacred and the wounded. Each piece surges with raw vulnerability, lyrical boldness, and the unmistakable emotional gravity that has made Ludke a rising force in modern poetry.