Indiana University
Lilly Library: Indiana University: The Appeal of James Whitcomb Riley
For James Whitcomb Riley's sesquicentennial in 1999, the Lilly Library created this exhibition which provides biographical information as well as background on several of his more popular poems, such as "Little Orphant Annie," and "The...
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of James Whitcomb Riley
The texts of nine poems by James Whitcomb Riley, with a few biographical notes. Poems include standards like "The Raggedy Man, " and "When the Frost is on the Punkin," as well as less familiar works like "A Barefoot Boy, " and "Granny."
Indiana University
Indiana Magazine of History: James Whitcomb Riley, Indiana Poet
Fourth-grade lesson plan on James Whitcomb Riley's poetic style, especially his use of local color and dialect. It also introduces the use of recitation as entertainment in the days before electronic entertainment. Although the lesson...