Shel Silverstein

[Terri2]

Shel Silverstein (September 25, 1930 - May 10, 1999) was an American poet, songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books.

Do you like his work? What do you think about Shel Silverstein?

I'm a big fan of his poetry, but my favorite work of his is his book The Giving Tree.

[Linda]

ha i havent read anything of his since elementary school but i remember loving all his huge poetry books and then having all these other kids reading like american doll books. ha even then i think i knew better than other kids.

but i knew that he wrote childrens books and for adult magazines but i had no idea he did all that other stuff..cool to kno

[cooltodd]

ha i havent read anything of his since elementary school but i remember loving all his huge poetry books and then having all these other kids reading like american doll books. ha even then i think i knew better than other kids.

but i knew that he wrote childrens books and for adult magazines but i had no idea he did all that other stuff..cool to kno

I had those big poetry books too! I don't remember much, but I remember that he had some rather goofy poems. He was a very creative man.

[awelker]

i loved him growing up. i can remember that some of them were a little perverted, peeing and such, at least for a 3rd grader.

[sleepydumpling]

You know, I've never read any of his poetry as poetry... but I love the song lyrics he did for Doctor Hook in the 70's!

[awelker]

i so did not know that he wrote lyrics for a song. kinda weird in a way

[sleepydumpling]

He wrote several song lyrics awelker. Beautiful stuff too.

[complimentarymatters]

I would love to get one of his poetry books as an audio CD. I'm sure they make them.

[Tracey Neal]

I love him!! He is a pioneer to children's literature, esp. poetry I think. But he is good to read at any age, he really is=)

[Scott]

I remember a few years back I was having a small party at my apartment. One of my friends saw my copy of The Giving Tree, and then we were talking briefly about how good it is. I forget who and exactly why but someone decided to read it allowed, and we all listened. It was funny, and it's even funnier thinking about it now. Can you imagine a bunch of high-school/college age kids randomly deciding to have a group reading of a children's book on a Friday night?

[Tracey Neal]

I remember a few years back I was having a small party at my apartment. One of my friends saw my copy of The Giving Tree, and then we were talking briefly about how good it is. I forget who and exactly why but someone decided to read it allowed, and we all listened. It was funny, and it's even funnier thinking about it now. Can you imagine a bunch of high-school/college age kids randomly deciding to have a group reading of a children's book on a Friday night?

Thats priceless dude, so cool...love it!

[groundivy]

i know this is an old topic, but i gotta reply. i love shel silverstein. i had a copy of "where the sidewalk ends." over the years i had colored in the drawings with colored pencils. i had a Parkinsons patient who wrote poetry and painted in the past, but had become bedbound. part of our daily routine was to discuss the finer points of certain poems and works of art. i read many shel silverstein poems to her from that book. she was a sophisticated, educated, and accomplished lady. but she laughed and often sang the words, and looked longingly at the doodles on the pages. it was good therapy, for both of us.

[alwayz1313]

I believe many childhood memories are filled with Shel Silverstein.

[johappy]

Shel Silverstein's work always entertained me. I love how it always rhymed. However, I feel like many of his poems had a deeper meaning than the randomness I interpreted as a child.

[im_simply_karen1]

Though his poetry is gaged towards young children, I still love him. He truly is a spectacular writer. My personal favorite of his would have to be Sick.