James Whitcomb Riley

thumb James Whitcomb Riley (Greenfield, Indiana, October 7, 1849 – July 22, 1916) was an American writer and poet. Known as the "Hoosier Poet" and the "Children's Poets," he started his career in 1875 writing newspaper verse in Indiana dialect for the Indianapolis Journal. Quotes The ripest peach is highest on the tree. "The Ripest Peach", in Afterwhiles (Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1888), p. 71. Old-Fashioned Roses (1889) Old-Fashioned Roses (Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill Co., 1889) One naked star has waded through The purple shadows of the night,And faltering as falls the dew It drips its misty light. "The Beetle", p. 76. O’er folded blooms, On swirls of musk,The beetle booms adown the glooms And bumps along the dusk. "The Beetle", p. 77. An’ the Gobble-uns ’ll git you Ef you  Don’t   Watch    Out! "Little Orphant Annie', p. 112. External links James Whitcomb Riley James_Whitcomb_Riley James Whitcomb Riley Guide to the Riley Collections at the Lilly Library - Indiana University, Bloomington. Livin' the Life of Riley: The James Whitcomb Riley Digital Collection Riley, or Poe? - A quiz to tell the difference between their poems Cambridge History of English and American Literature vol. 17: Later National poets Songs O' Cheer – collection of humorous poems (with art) from the book published in 1883. James Whitcomb Riley Recordings - 17 recordings from 1912 of James Whitcomb Riley reading his poems Category:1849 births Category:Poets from the United States Category:19th-century poets from the United States Category:People from Indiana Category:1916 deaths