We all will miss our favorite poet who passed away from a heart attack on May 10, 1999 (McCloud). Through works as varied as the colors of an autumn day, he has entertained a variety of audiences since the launch of his career. He will be remembered for generations to come through the joy that he will continue to bring to children and adults through his life's work. Sheldon Alan "Shelly" Silverstein, most commonly known as Shel …
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…a personal sense of discover. That's great. But for them, not for me" (Kirkpatrick, 116). Works Cited Hedblad, Alan. Something About the Author. V92. New York: Gale Group, 1999. P. 210-217. Kirkpatrick, Daniel. Twentieth-Century Children's Writers. 4th ed. New York: St. James Press, 1995. P. 113-116. McCloud, Barry. "A Biography of Shel Silverstein". http://www.shelsilverstein.net/biography.htm. Available. Yahoo. June 17, 2003. Ward, Stasia. Meet Shel Silverstein. 1st ed. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 2003. P. 12-18.