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Portrait of Shel Silverstein with a bald head and beard, leaning forward with hands clasped and a thoughtful expression. Black and white portrait of Shel Silverstein in profile, wearing a knit cap and beard, looking to the right and smiling slightly. Shel Silverstein
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Book Jacket of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by American children's author illustrator Eric Carle (born 1929)
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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Sep 21, 2026
Add new Web site: PBS - Chicago Tonight - Shel Silverstein ‘Soundstage’ Performance (1979). Aug 13, 2026
Revised a photo caption. Jul 07, 2026
Changed “cartoons” to “illustrations” and “ukulele” to “saxophone” and mentioned 2014 edition of Falling Up. Jul 01, 2026
Article thoroughly revised and updated. Jun 26, 2026
Anniversary information added. May 06, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR - Shel Silverstein's Poems Live on in 'Every Thing'. Sep 18, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - A Long Essay on Shel Silverstein�s Short Plays (PDF). Mar 28, 2025
Add new Web site: Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame - Shel Silverstein. Oct 30, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 25, 2024
Add new Web site: Art in Context - Shel Silverstein Poems – Explore His 10 Most Famous Works. Mar 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Famouspoetsandpoems.com - Shel Silverstein. May 11, 2023
Add new Web site: All Poetry - Biography of Shel Silverstein. Feb 19, 2020
Add new Web site: Lambiek Comiclopedia - Biography of Shel Silverstein. May 10, 2019
Added the books Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook and Runny Babbit Returns. Nov 28, 2017
Changed year of birth to 1930 and full name to Sheldon Allan Silverstein. Sep 25, 2013
Add new Web site: Children's Literature Network - Biography of Shel Silverstein. Aug 06, 2013
Add new Web site: Poetry Foundation - Biography of Shel Silverstein. Aug 02, 2013
Add new Web site: Amercian Society of Authors and Writers - Biography of Shel Silverstein. Aug 02, 2013
Add new Web site: Poets.org - Biography of Shel Silverstein. Aug 02, 2013
Add new Web site: AllMusic - Biography of Shel Silverstein. Aug 02, 2013
Add new Web site: Official Site of Shel Silverstein. May 10, 2013
Media added. Jan 30, 2009
Added new Web site: Famous Poets And Poems - Biography of Shel Silverstein. Jul 16, 2007
Article revised. Feb 28, 2003
New article added. Dec 21, 2001
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