Talk:Shel Silverstein

1985 ABZ's Citation
What kind of citation would be needed for the disclaimer? It's visible on the cover. It's even on Amazon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.34.93.52 (talk) 16:29, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

What Have You Done for Me Lately?
This line in the "Songs" section: "He was a friend of Chicago songwriter Steve Goodman, for whom he wrote the final verse of "What Have You Done For Me Lately?" (refusing a songwriting credit for his contribution)."

The song name has no link. Did Goodman write the lyrics for the Janet Jackson song, and Silverstein wrote the last verse? He may very well have written the final verse of a song called "What Have You Done For Me Lately?," but unless it's the notable Janet Jackson song, or it's a different song that is notable enough to have its own page (and a link to that page), then why is it being called out here as a noteworthy fact? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.7.204.8 (talk) 18:55, 24 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Found the lyrics to the song here:https://genius.com/Steve-goodman-what-have-you-done-for-me-lately-lyrics it's not the Janet Jackson song, and according to the lyrics themselves, Silverstein wrote the verse, not the last line. So the addition to this article is wrong. I'll leave it to one of the wikipedians to make the correction. 2601:646:C001:7B20:4B6:352:9959:AEC6 (talk) 18:08, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

The Unicorn
I am utterly amazed that this article went so long without any mention of one of his best-known compositions, The Unicorn, made famous by the Irish Rovers. Only A Boy Named Sue and Cover of the Rolling Stone were more popular. Needless to say I have corrected this glaring omission. 68.146.52.234 (talk) 03:14, 14 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Well, he's an amazing person whose diverse creations are more famous than he is.--Jack Upland (talk) 10:21, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
 * For the record, it had been mentioned in the article before your message, but the listing of that song was removed by [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shel_Silverstein&diff=599358982&oldid=599198604 an IP editor in March 2014]. Graham 87 13:56, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

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Article layout, children's books
I'm not wild about the layout of this article. The sections seem a bit random, and there is a lot of attention given to his cartoons and comparatively less given to his children's books- only really in the section about views of his own works. His contributions to children's literature are significant so I'd think they'd warrant more attention. Or perhaps a general "career" section could be added that covers the history of all his works. -KaJunl (talk) 01:28, 30 December 2016 (UTC) KaJunl (talk) 01:28, 30 December 2016 (UTC)


 * I agree. Article layout sucks currently. A general "career" section is a good idea. (Heroeswithmetaphors)   talk  17:17, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

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Capitalization of "First Edition" in bibliography
In the bibliography, after the entry for A Light in the Attic, there's a parenthetical that says "First Edition stated". Could anyone please tell me if "First Edition" should be capitalized or not? (Note: I added the parenthetical and removed a period at the end; sorry if this was wrong, and sorry to boast about it here, but it felt wrong not to mention it.) (Edit: Changed asterisk footnote to parenthetical note, because I didn't expect it the asterisk to become a bullet point; sorry about that.) (Edit: Also sorry to state the obvious about why I changed the footnote to a parenthetical note.)--Thylacine24 (talk) 20:18, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

Pets
Pets he had or wanted? 67.161.97.213 (talk) 19:06, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Missing source - Early Life
Under Early Life it says he was expelled from the University of Illinois. The source cited does not mention anything about him being expelled and I cannot find any primary source for that info. Fredda Berghutze (talk) 19:34, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ Removed this statement, can find plenty of non-reliable sources, there was one interview though which does mention it but would prefer a more non-primary source.-- ☾Loriendrew☽  ☏(ring-ring)  23:24, 27 December 2023 (UTC)