The second part of this lesson has students working with one of Riley's poems: The Old Swimmin' Hole, to examine the way in which the poem was written (to be read in a certain manner) and the images of childhood experiences (and adulthood memories) that the poem presents. Lesson Activities: 1.
http://www.iub.edu/~imaghist/for_teachers/mdrnprd/lstmp/Riley.html
James Whitcomb Riley's poems are mostly written for young children. In almost all of them, he uses the traditional Hoosier dialect he and most of his family spoke. For all of his poems, the greatest effect the reader gets is if they read the poem aloud.
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The Hoosier Poet. *James Whitcomb Riley was born on October 7, 1849, in Greenfield, Indiana. His father, Reuben, was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives. His father named him after the governor of Indiana, at the time, James Whitcomb. He is the third of six children.
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On top of that, in honor of the Hoosier Poet, many memorials, in Riley's honor, were opened in Indiana, including a high school in South Bend.
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His poetry speaks of nature, rural life, and, especially, the experiences of childhood themes that regularly drew crowds to Riley's rather theatric public recitations. This first part of this lesson introduces recitations as popular forms of private and public entertainment during the late 19th century.
http://www.iub.edu/~imaghist/for_teachers/mdrnprd/lstmp/Riley.html
Likely related crossword puzzle clues. 1  Life of 2  ___. The Hoosier Poet. 3  The life of ___ (luxurious existence). 4  The life of 5  ___. Guy with an easy life. 6  Life of ___ (ease). 7  Bendix role. 8  Life of ___ (carefree existence). 9  Proverbial easy life leader. 10  He leads an easy life.
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I was an Insurance Agent for 39 years retiring in 1990. In 1994 I went on the first of eleven mission teams to foreign countries. In those countries I preached as a lay speaker, and helped to build churches, schools and homes all in an effort to spread the message of Jesus Christ. In 2003 I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Within three years Parkinson’s had forced me to give up teaching my Sunday school class and my missions work. Early in 2009 the Good Lord again gave me an outlet to preach the good news of Jesus Christ. Poetry became my voice; my first book (Oh how quickly time passes by) is the product of that gift.
http://hoosier-poet.com/about/
Delights & Shadows. Ted Kooser is a poet and essayist, a Presidential Professor of English at The University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He served as the U. S. Poet Laureate from 2004-2006, and his book Delights & Shadows won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. His writing is known for its clarity, precision and accessibility.
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Historical and Methodological Context for the Lesson: James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) is accepted as the Hoosier poet, not only because Indiana was his birthplace, but also because the vocabulary and cadence of many of his poems realistically reproduce the dialect of the region.
http://www.iub.edu/~imaghist/for_teachers/mdrnprd/lstmp/Riley.html
Screech Owl. All night each reedy whinny. from a bird no bigger than a heart. flies out of a tall black pine. and, in a breath, is taken away. by the stars. Yet, with small hope. from the center of darkness, it calls out again and again. Delights & Shadows.
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who was the hoosier poet
James Whitcomb Riley was the Hoosier Poet. James Whitcomb Riley was the Hoosier poet.