A PREMIUM ART BOOK BY JESSE RATNER AND DAN KUTLER

28 poems. 24 photographs.

Art in the age of AI.

Read the poem that reached more than 100,000 people.

Cathedral of Wires

Jesse Ratner and photographer Dan Kutler paired poems with photographs, discovering unexpected connections between words and images. Those pairings became The Cage You Carry.

See the physical book up close.

THE SECOND PRINTING

Make room for the whole book.

Explore 28 poems and 24 photographs about technology, work, family, mortality, and the struggle to remain human.

90 pages · 8.25 × 10.25 inches · Premium softcover · 100 lb matte paper

$55

SECOND PRINTING · AVAILABLE TO ORDER

$7 flat US shipping · $62 total for one book
Second printing planned for mid-November 2026.

Shipping & order details.

Continue inside.

Open any spread to explore the poems and photographs at your own pace.

The First Man opening spread, with the poem on the left and Dan Kutler’s photograph of a dog in a window on the right — The First Man
An excerpt on fathers, childhood, and love.

Interior spread: A Fractured Grammar — A Fractured Grammar
An interior excerpt on AI, language, and making art.

Interior spread: Outside the System — Outside the System
A complete poem and its facing photograph.

ORDER YOUR COPY$62 total with US shipping

BEFORE YOU ORDER

A few practical details.

What will I receive?

A 90-page premium softcover book, 8.25 × 10.25 inches, printed on 100 lb matte paper, with 28 poems by Jesse Ratner and 24 photographs by Dan Kutler.

When will my book ship?

New orders are for the second printing, planned for mid-November 2026. Delivery time will depend on your destination. If you placed a first-printing preorder, your order is still estimated to ship by November 1, 2026.

How much is shipping?

US shipping is $7, bringing one book to $62 total. Outside the US? Request a shipping quote before ordering.

Has the preorder period ended?

Yes. First-printing preorders closed on October 10, 2026. The second printing is now available to order for $55 plus shipping.

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THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE BOOK

Jesse Ratner

Jesse Ratner is a San Francisco writer exploring identity, ambition, and technology. His novel, The Origins of Anxiety, is a meditation on a 20th-century interracial relationship.

Dan Kutler

Dan Kutler is a San Francisco-based street, travel, portrait and landscape photographer. IG: @dankutlerphotography

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