

In three sections: “The Girl and the Man,” “The Girl and the Myth,” and “The Girl and the End,” Silverman tells the story of an unnamed girl who struggles to resist being consumed by man and myth (traditional myths, but also the myths surrounding womanhood).

If the Girl Never Learns reads like a novel in verse. Silverman is the author of a craft book on memoir writing and four books of creative nonfiction, including Love Sick: One Woman’s Journey through Sexual Addiction, which was made into a Lifetime original television movie. If the Girl Never Learns is Sue William Silverman’s second poetry collection.
