“Everything is possible, everything can be,” says Shel Silverstein, who undoubtedly believed that everything was possible. Shel Silverstein was a poet, but he was much more than that. He was also a musician, composer and cartoonist (biography.com). Although he was all of these things, he was best known for his writings and poems. Silverstein was able to share his life, what he felt and what he thought through his work. With "his unique imagination and bold sense of humor," Sheldon Alan Silverstein is one of America's most famous and well-known poets (poets. org). Silverstein, born in Chicago on September 25, 1930, died at age 68 of a heart attack in May 1999 (poets.org). Silverstein joined the Army and when his time was up, he decided to become a magazine cartoonist. After that, he continued to compose music, but eventually realized that writing stories and poetry was where he belonged (biography.com). One of Shel Silverstein's most famous books, The Giving Tree, has been translated into over 30 different languages ​​and has touched the hearts of not only children, but also adults around the world (biography.com). Silverstein was a talented and hilarious writer (poemhunter.com). Where the Sidewalk Ends provides an excellent example of Silverstein's fresh style and lighthearted perspective. He could be compared to his contemporaries such as Theodore Geisel and Edward Lear, who contained light-hearted and humorous efforts (poemhunter.com). On the outside, Shel Silverstein might have been happy and silly, but he had experienced tragedy and sadness over the deaths of his wife and eleven-year-old daughter (thefamouspeople.com). Although Shel Silverstein "never intended to write or draw for children," his legacy is perpetuated in...... middle of......paper raffia by Sheldon Allan Silverstein. "The Biography of Sheldon Allan Silverstein." Poemhunter.com. Np, 3 February 2014. Web. 03 February 2014. "Lafcadio: the lion who returned fire." - Poetry soup. Np, 2014. Web. 05 February 2014."The One, the Only, Shel Silverstein." Study mode. Np, 2014. Web. 05 February 2014. "Shel Silverstein Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, 2013. Web. 02 February 2014. "Shel Silverstein." Biography. Np, nd Web. 3 February 2014. "Shel Silverstein." Poet.org. Academy of American Poets, 2014. Web. 3 February 2014. "Shel Silverstein Quotes." Quotes by Shel Silverstein (author of Where the Sidewalk Ends) (page 2 of 5). Np, nd Web. February 11, 2014. Shmoop editorial team. “Where Sidewalk Analysis Ends.” Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., November 11, 2008. Web. February 3, 2014."Where the Sidewalk Ends." www.poets.org. HarperCollins and Web. 10 February. 2014.