New Shel Silverstein Collection Title And Cover

Here it is, only the second book to come out since Shel Silverstein died in 1999. Apparently, tons of new poems by the author of "Where the Sidewalk Ends," and "Falling Up." It hits shelves September 20, 2011. What do you think? Going to buy it?

Comments

[Bellanova]

03:57 PM on 03/04/2011

I will buy it -- for myself (and anyone still willing to listen to his poems in my household, which probably means only my dog). Shel's creations are a pure delight. He died too young.

[Phaedrusnyc]

10:24 AM on 03/04/2011

Shel Silverstein was a treasure. I more fondly recall "The Giving Tree" and "Uncle Shelby" than I do his poetry books, but he had a golden touch.

That said, the man has been dead for years. Where exactly are they finding these poems, and why didn't he publish them himself if he thought they were good?

[Joe Koomen]

11:39 AM on 03/17/2011

Shel Silverstein was constantly writing. He was comfortably wealthy and didn't need to publish. Stuff just piled up in his house. There are anecdotes about him just pulling things out of piles when people came looking for a poem to add to an anthology. When he died he had millions in the bank, and executors found "volumes" of work that would need to be sorted through before it could be sold for the benefit of his heirs.

[llisa]

01:56 AM on 03/04/2011

Definitely buying.

[hilaritee]

01:47 AM on 03/04/2011

ah,one of the joys of a 1970's childhood...

[Bellanova]

03:58 PM on 03/04/2011

And anytime adulthood (or humanhood in general).

[Tara Hunkoff]

10:57 PM on 03/03/2011

"Title and Cover REVEAL"? What's the matter, did "revelation" take up too much page space?

What a reporter! Another HuffPoseur revealed!

[NebDem78]

05:57 PM on 03/03/2011

Good article! Great author, and it's awesome that he has a new book!

[Melly713]

04:37 PM on 03/03/2011

i have his entire collection and am looking forward to adding to it when this book comes out.
the giving tree is one of my favorite books and i still read it from time to time - how somebody's love for another leads to giving in ways that, while sometimes sad, lead to happy endings always stuck with me.

[macgyver51]

03:06 PM on 03/03/2011

Seeing this just made my day.

[sunnyskiesinyuma]

02:26 PM on 03/03/2011

I discovered Shel Silverstein when my son was little and I was looking for reading material that I would also find amusing. Shel certainly filled the bill! We put many of his poems into little songs - so easy and fun to do!. One favorite was "There's an eyeball in the gum ball machine....." Always made us laugh when we passed the gum ball machines in the stores. Wonderful creativity; lots of fun....

[llisa]

01:19 AM on 03/04/2011

My kids loved "There's Too Many Kids in This Tub".

Something about "I just washed a behind I'm sure wasn't mine" sent them into paroxysms of laughter every time.

[sunnyskiesinyuma]

02:18 AM on 03/04/2011

Isn't it wonderful to connect with your kids in such a fun way? Memories that I will never forget and still make me smile.....

[Bellanova]

04:05 PM on 03/04/2011

Yes, priceless. Or the sister for sale, or the babysitter who sat on a baby -- so much fun.

And how 'bout "Sick:"

“I cannot go to school today,”
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I’m going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I’ve counted sixteen chicken pox.
And there’s one more—that’s seventeen,
And don’t you think my face looks green?
My leg is cut, my eyes are blue—
It might be instamatic flue.
etc.
http://www.kalantarian.org/artak/Literature/Shel.htm

This one was quoted endlessly at my house, when my boys came down with schoolitis (which happened often).

Love Shel.

[SeeTheFnords]

02:22 PM on 03/03/2011

Can't wait!!!

[jl4141]

01:23 PM on 03/03/2011

He's the only person who ever told a band that he could write a song that would get them on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, then did it. One of his many manifestations of cultural genius!

[kareemachan]

06:46 PM on 03/03/2011

What song?

[jl4141]

10:16 AM on 03/04/2011

"The Cover of the Rolling Stone," by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show. They didn't actually get their picture on the cover, btw -- it was a cartoon caricature. Dr. Hook etc. was totally obscure and unknown before that mega-hit that Shel penned for them.

[kareemachan]

06:48 PM on 03/03/2011

Dang, I should have googled before posting: 'Cover of the Rolling Stone' - one of my all-time favorites! LOVED the sense of humor in that song!

[Ira Meyers]

12:56 PM on 03/03/2011

I can not wait!! Oh gee it got my knee.

[sve]

12:41 PM on 03/03/2011

I was a kid and loved his books of poems and drawings. It wasn't until I was older and stumbled across "The Devil and Billy Markham" that I realized how broad his works were. I still consider it the best epic poem ever written. Very adult, very imaginative. RIP Shel.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/23726785/Shel-Silverstein-s-The-Devil-and-Billy-Markham

[meeks]

03:04 PM on 03/03/2011

Never saw this work. Thanks for sharing that link. Will pick this up ASAP.

[llisa]

01:50 AM on 03/04/2011

Totally cool. I think I ruined my eyes reading the small print online.

[pearlheartgtr]

12:02 PM on 03/03/2011

Some of his best work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs5MAWinxqQ

[shastaman]

12:46 PM on 03/03/2011

Thank you for the link
I gotta break out some old vinly and see if I still have that for my kids

[shastaman]

12:47 PM on 03/03/2011

oops
the word is vinyl

[mary896]

11:59 AM on 03/03/2011

I grew up with Shel. Carried his books all over my tiny little world. Shared poems with friends, wrote my own. Shared them with my nieces in later years. I can't help but stop and browse through oone of his books when I run across them. Come to think on it, I RARELY run across his books at resale shops, only retail shops. People must treasure them forever and part with them only upon death or disaster.

[llisa]

01:54 AM on 03/04/2011

Yup. I reluctantly gave my daughter our books for our granddaughter. But, I may have to buy myself another set.

[Bellanova]

04:10 PM on 03/04/2011

Got that right! I've given all of our kids' books away (they are in college now [kids, not books]), but they will have to pry Shel's out of my cold, dead fingers.