Riley was born in 1849, the third of six children of a Greenfield attorney. He was a lackluster student but later turned his poor education ... now operates as the James Whitcomb Riley Museum ...

Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley was born in Greenville, Indiana on October 7, 1849. He worked as a sign painter, traveling actor, and newspaperman before finally enjoying success with his poetry.

GREENFIELD, Ind. (THE DAILY REPORTER) – October 7 marks the 175th anniversary of the birth of James Whitcomb Riley, the renowned poet who was born in Greenfield in 1849. Marissa Purcell is ...

But through much of the era there was the figure of James Whitcomb Riley, running from poetry reading to poetry reading as he sold the idea of an authentic American verse. Before the decline of poetry ...

The James Whitcomb Riley Boyhood Home and Museum recently released its 2025 calendar, which features a new book club, a poetry slam, a pixy tea party and an ice cream social, along with lectures ...

2019-12-21T12:14:07-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/bdf/20191221121626002_hd.jpgKnown as the Hoosier poet, James Whitcomb Riley is recognized for his poem ...