"Nowadays, you can't turn on the TV without some talking head telling you about the economy. Yet, in a world overrun by 'analysts,' only one man has the guts, the brains, and, quite frankly, the poetry to put it all in perspective.That man is Michael Silverstein... Silverstein is a true intellectual." — Gersh Kuntzman, The New York Post

"Few people have found much to laugh about in the stock market this year. Michael Silverstein is the exception. The Bard of the Bourse can find humor in losing money, globalization and stock options." — USA Today

More Of What The Critics Are Saying
About Silverstein's Verse

 

Recent news reports tell how former senator, now presidential candidate Rick Santorum, went from a poor guy while still in congress to a millionaire after leaving it to do consulting work for those he spoke for during his senate tenure. It's the new American Horatio Alger story...

America's New Horatio
Alger Success Story

Work hard and save, obey the rules,
With each and all play fair;
When meeting harsh adversity
Ne'er gave way to despair.

That's one good way to get ahead,
On these shores long respected;
Of course there's now an easier way:
To congress get elected.

*****

Poem of the Week

Past Satirical Verse

Books by
Michael Silverstein

Guest Poems

Wall Street Poet Blog

Financial Essays

Reviews of Silverstein's
Financial Verse

About the Poet

Contact

back to top