12 August 2024

The poems of Shel Silverstein




This week I reread a book I first encountered about 40 years ago - Don't Bump the Glump, by Shel Silverstein. Above are some sample pages.

I was disappointed to discover that I had totally misremembered my favorite creature. It really ought to be a Quick-Digesting Geeth. That's what I'm going to continue to use if/when I recite the poem for anyone.

Reposted from 2009 because it has been buried too deeply in the archives.

10 comments:

  1. nfmgirlAugust 21, 2009 at 3:44 PM

    Wasn't Shel the best?!

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  2. AnonymousMay 28, 2012 at 12:41 PM

    yes

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  3. scouter573August 12, 2024 at 3:40 PM

    Forget not his music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWop4ArXLfA

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    1. AdamAugust 13, 2024 at 12:30 AM

      I learned to play the ukulele during covid isolation and some of my favorite songs to play I was surprised to discover are by Shel. (Be My Friend Tonight, A Boy Named Sue, Everybody's Making It Big But Me, The Mermaid, The Unicorn, Put Another Log on the Fire). https://ozbcoz.com/Songs/index.php?myids=1723526328&cat=3&type=99&instr=soprano

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  4. AnonymousAugust 12, 2024 at 6:07 PM

    A candidate for GOAT, but in a tough category with Dr Seuss, Tom Lehrer, etc.
    xoxoxoBruce

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  5. rockyAugust 12, 2024 at 7:18 PM

    I love the whole concept of synchronicity. Just this morning my music system randomly brought up "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout"

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  6. Mendo JimAugust 31, 2024 at 7:47 PM

    I have been a fan of Shel Silverstein for a long time and I am sure (almost, anyway) that he wrote a series of automotive cartoons with such titles as "Driving off in a Huff" and "Leaving in a Purple Rage" with outlandish vehicles drawn as only he could to match.
    I think they may have been published in Playboy Magazine, but diligent searching since the day I got on the internet has been fruitless.
    I think there may have been some copyright or other legal fluffery that has stolen them from the world.
    Sorry to butt in. Any ideas?

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    1. MinnesotastanAugust 31, 2024 at 8:08 PM

      Maybe this one?

      https://www.citizen-times.com/story/life/2014/04/12/childrens-book-review-poem-mobiles-crazy-car-poems/7656913/

      There's a copy in our local library; I've put in a request for it.

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    2. Mendo JimSeptember 9, 2024 at 7:53 PM

      Nope, darn it. Now I am back in the hunt, though. Thanks.

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    3. MinnesotastanSeptember 10, 2024 at 12:19 AM

      My copy was waiting at the library today, and as you said, it wasn't Shel Silverstein. Good luck with your search.

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