{"product_id":"first-night-in-vegas-samuel-ludke-9798235702981","title":"First Night In Vegas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst Night in Vegas\u003c\/em\u003e is not a story about a city-it is a descent into illusion, identity, and the fragile architecture of human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a haunting collection of long-form poems, Samuel Ludke constructs a world where neon lights blur into memory, where glass houses shatter under the weight of truth, and where the sound of existence itself hums just beneath the surface of reality. Vegas becomes more than a place-it becomes a living metaphor for excess, illusion, desire, and the quiet unraveling that follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems explore the invisible forces shaping our lives: the weight of what never happened, the rooms that remember us long after we've left, the identities we stack until they collapse, and the moments where reality feels just slightly misaligned. Love becomes performance, memory becomes unstable, and even God is stripped of form and certainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its core, this book captures a single idea: the moment when everything peaks-and begins to fall apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDark, introspective, and emotionally charged, \u003cem\u003eFirst Night in Vegas\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers into a dreamlike landscape where nothing is fully stable, and everything is deeply felt. Each poem builds on the last, creating a layered experience that lingers long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book for those who have ever felt the quiet pressure of existence, the pull of something just beyond understanding, and the strange beauty found in unraveling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Vegas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samuel Ludke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235702981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poets United Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.21d","brand":"Samuel Ludke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665466233087,"sku":"9798235702981","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/first-night-in-vegas-samuel-ludke-9798235702981","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}