Caged - Memoirs of a Cage-Fighting Poet (Paperback)

Accomplished MMA fighter and award-winning writer Cameron Conaway presents in "Caged" a heartfelt look at his early and ongoing struggle to understand himself. A childhood marred by violence brought Conaway to a fork in his personal road--take control of his life, or allow his difficult past to destroy his future. Conaway's discovery of MMA and poetry, and his disciplined efforts to succeed in both those fields, taught him what it means to be a man.
"Caged" recounts how Conaway overcame a painful family background and his own inner torment by learning to channel his frustrations into the physical world of mixed martial arts and the literary world of poetry and writing. More than just one man's story, the issues Conaway deals with will resonate across social boundaries and into the modern culture of masculinity that often excuses physical and emotional abuse as teaching boys to become men. Not to be missed, "Caged" is a lyrically crafted philosophical journey into the heart, mind and soul of a modern warrior.