Van Allen sifts facts from fiction to construct as true a portrait of Riley as possible in the context of the society in which he lived."--BOOK JACKET.

If I knew what poets know. --James Whitcomb Riley

The best-loved poems by the "Hoosier Poet" are here collected to read and cherish time and time again. Included are some of Riley’s most durable and endearing

An Old Sweetheart of Mine is a poem by James Whitcomb Riley, an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. The poem is dedicated to Rile's first love, a gi