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James Whitcomb Riley

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
James Whitcomb Riley 1849-1916, American poet, b. Greenfield, Ind., known as the Hoosier poet. He was at various times a traveling actor, a sign painter, and a newspaperman. Under the name "Benj. F. Johnson of Boone" he began to write verse in the Hoosier dialect for the Indianapolis Journal in 1875, selections first collected in The Old Swimmin'-Hole and 'Leven More Poems (1883). Riley's verse was popular because of its humor, pathos, simplicity, and sentimentality. Especially well-known are his children's poems such as "Little Orphant Annie" and "The Runaway Boy." Among... Read more
James Whitcomb Riley
James Whitcomb Riley American poet James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916), often called the "People's Laureate" or...dialect poetry designed for recitation and easy reading. James Whitcomb Riley was born on Oct. 7, 1849, in Greenfield, Ind. His father... Read more
Riley, James Whitcomb
Riley, James Whitcomb (1849–1916), Indiana poet, tried his hand at such diverse occupations as acting with a patent medicine show and house painting...whose broad humor he complemented with his appealing sentimentality. Meredith Nicholson's The Poet is a fictional biography of Riley. Read more

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