For the last few years I’ve been writing a scholarly book about Shel Silverstein’s life and work. Yet, after five years of labor, I’ve recently come to realize that my book will very possibly never be ...

It’s a little-known fact that legendary children’s book author and poet Shel Silverstein had a San Francisco phase a few years before he published the grade-school classic Where The Sidewalk Ends.

When asked many years ago what he most wanted out of life, Shel Silverstein answered, “Everything.” It was a characteristic answer from this elusive, legendary artist who was born in Chicago on ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by Senior Writer Benyamin Cohen. James Franco has ...

Whether you're a lifelong lover of literature or not, there's something special about a person's first encounter with poetry. As reported by Deadline, James Franco will play Shel Silverstein in a film ...