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University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of James Whitcomb Riley

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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."

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local color, barefoot boy, children's poet, hoosier poet, indiana poet, james whitcomb riley, little orphant annie, old swimmin hole, raggedy man, representative poetry online, wet weather talk, when the frost is on the punkin
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)