When June Is Here
Pan
Silence
James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) was an American poet, known during his lifetime as the “Hoosier Poet.” A native of Indiana, Riley was immensely popular during his lifetime and achieved the rare feat of becoming wealthy from his poetry. His verse for children was his most popular, and it was on this verse that his fortune, if not his fame, rested during his lifetime. He was one of the first poets to establish a cultural identity in the Midwest, and he wrote many of his poems in a Midwestern dialect. He is best known for two poems: “Little Orphant Annie,” which was the inspiration for the popular comic strip “Little Orphan Annie,” and “The Raggedy Man,” which was the inspiration for the Raggedy Ann doll.
When June Is Here
Pan
Silence
James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) was an American poet, known during his lifetime as the “Hoosier Poet.” A native of Indiana, Riley was immensely popular during his lifetime and achieved the rare feat of becoming wealthy from his poetry. His verse for children was his most popular, and it was on this verse that his fortune, if not his fame, rested during his lifetime. He was one of the first poets to establish a cultural identity in the Midwest, and he wrote many of his poems in a Midwestern dialect. He is best known for two poems: “Little Orphant Annie,” which was the inspiration for the popular comic strip “Little Orphan Annie,” and “The Raggedy Man,” which was the inspiration for the Raggedy Ann doll.
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