Shel Silverstein Poetry

Welcome to Shel Silverstein's Poetry

Born in Chicago on September 25, 1930, Sheldon Allan Silverstein grew up to attain an enormous public following, but always preferred to say little about himself. “When I was a kid,” he told Publishers Weekly in 1975, “I would much rather have been a good baseball player or a hit with the girls. But I couldn’t play ball. I couldn’t dance. So I started to draw and to write. I was lucky that I didn’t have anyone to copy, be impressed by. I had developed my own style.”

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By summer 03 May, 2009
shel silverstein is the best poet alive

By josh 15 Apr, 2009
i love shel and his poems!!