James Whitcomb Riley
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James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Childrens' Poet" for his dialect works and his poetry for children. His poems tend to be humorous or sentimental.
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Signature of James Whitcome Riley
James Whitcomb Riley, John Singer Sargent, 1903
"The Old Swimming Hole" that appears in Riley's poems is now a large and well-used park on the east side of Greenfield.
Handwritten poem by James Whitcomb Riley
A sign Riley created advertising his services as a sign painter.
Birthplace and homes of James Whitcomb Riley with portraits of the poet at different periods of his life
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James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Childrens' Poet" for his dialect works and his poetry for children. His poems tend to be humorous or sentimental. Of the approximately 1,000 poems Riley wrote, the majority are in dialect. His famous works include "Little Orphant Annie" and "The Raggedy Man".
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