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James Whitcomb Riley

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James Whitcomb Riley (1849–1916) was a best-selling American writer and poet. Known as "the Children's Poet," he is author of several collections, including The Old Swimmin' Hole, Pipes o' Pan at Zekesbury, and Home Folks.

Will Vawter (1871–1941) was an artist, illustrator, and frequent collaborator with James Whitcomb Riley.

Norbert Krapf, Indiana Poet Laureate (2008–2010), is Emeritus Professor of English at Long Island University. He is author of Catholic Boy Blues: A Poet's Journal of Healing, American Dreams: Reveries and Revisitations, and Songs in Sepia and Black and White (IUP, 2012).

James Whitcomb Riley Books

The Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley book cover

The Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley

James Whitcomb Riley
Riley Child-Rhymes with Hoosier Pictures book cover

Riley Child-Rhymes with Hoosier Pictures

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Riley Farm-Rhymes book cover

Riley Farm-Rhymes

James Whitcomb Riley
The Classic Humor MEGAPACK ® book cover

The Classic Humor MEGAPACK ®

O. Henry
Little Orphant Annie and Other Poems book cover

Little Orphant Annie and Other Poems

James Whitcomb Riley
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