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- noun United States poet and cartoonist remembered for his stories and poems for children (1932-1999)
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The answer to that dilemma is in Silverstein's insurance policy, the official pressure (and funding) to honor it, and the pre-set explosives that may have been put there after the first bombing for "safety's sake" and then planned for demolition because Silverstein was losing money on controlled rents.
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I do think Silverstein is confused when he writes, "On the poets 'side, we need a lot less of the postmodern, endlessly introspective, culture for the cognoscenti, self-consciously unstructured work ...."
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So, she decided Saturday to join Silverstein and six other Americans fleeing Lebanon.
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(link) Shel Silverstein is still a favorite, and THE reason I love to read to this day.
slayground: Poetry Friday: How Not to Have to Dry the Dishes Little Willow 2006
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Mr. Silverstein is able to build thanks largely to subsidies and the availability of insurance funds.
Construction in New York? Skip It. A.D. Pruitt 2010
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On Monday, she testified she never read the agreement, nor did anyone tell her, namely Silverstein, that she would be giving up her purported ownership stake in the team.
McCourt Divorce Case: Larry Silverstein Takes The Stand 2010
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"Mrs. Silverstein is a dub, and a softy, and a knocker," he said good-humoredly.
Chapter 1 1905
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"Mrs. Silverstein is a dub, and a softy, and a knocker," he said good-humoredly.
Chapter 1 1905
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Such functional attributes "have a time and a place," said Nancy Reyes, associate partner and group account director at Goodby, Silverstein, which is part of the
NYT > Home Page By STUART ELLIOTT 2011
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In fact, opponents called Silverstein's poems everything from Satanic and sexual to anti-Christian and cannibalistic.
mental_floss Blog 2009
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