Dare Me To Be The Girl
About the Book
In her latest collection, Dare Me To Be The Girl, Susan Milchman invites readers on an immersive journey through the raw and radiant terrain of love, loss, identity, and resilience. Each poem is a testament to her intimacy with language as an art form—transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. With haunting verse and vivid imagery, Milchman transcends the page, blending emotion with a tactile, visual storytelling experience that lingers long after the final line.
DARE ME TO BE THE GIRL is a limited edition print run of 250 / each copy is numbered and signed by the artist. Explore a collection where poetry meets design—where words are not only read but deeply felt, seen, and remembered.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2025 Art Directors Club 104th Annual Awards | Category: Book Design
Recognized by the iconic Art Directors Club for creative excellence in book design in 2025.
2026 Graphis International Design Annual | Category: Book Design
Recognized in this stunning showcase of over 700 exceptional works from the globe’s most innovative designers.
2025 Americas Print Awards | Category: Best of Show
Recognized by Americas Printing Association Network (APAN), a coalition of regional/state printing & graphic communications associations as the best print project in the United States of America for 2025.
2025 Printing Industry of the Midwest | Categories: Best of Show, Best of category & People’s Choice
Recognized for outstanding achievement in the annual Star Awards, a five-state trade association region for the printing, communication & graphic arts industry.

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“I found your work to be haunting. Beautiful … Dark … Poignant. Full of loss and reverence for the ephemeral with some rage at the edges… Apropos of the times.”
Jeff Millikan, Photographer