First published in 1883, this charming book includes many of James Whitcomb Riley's signature poems, including "Thoughts fer the Discuraged Farmer" and "When the Frost Is on the Punkin." Also graced by noted Brown County artist Will Vawter's folksy illustrations of farm scenes from our past, this Library of Indiana Classics edition faithfully reproduces the 1905 edition. A must-have for Riley enthusiasts everywhere, it offers a warm look at how farm...

Poets have always been preoccupied with Nature, but there are two schools of Nature poets, those who find in Nature a reflection of their own moods or a sermon for human betterment, like Wordsworth, and that rarer sort that tries to echo Nature with her own voice.

Gray attended Indiana University, served in the Coast Guard in World War II, and didn't start writing poems until the age of 74. (SPENCER COUNTY COLLECTION)

A collection of the author's popular poems of childhood, illustrated with Hoosier pictures by Will Vawter. James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) was an American poet whose most famous works, Little Orphant Annie (1885) and The Raggedy Man (1890), were written in an Indiana dialect.

Ehrmann's poems give counsel for wise living, inspiring reflections on life and eternal search for God.

A story-poem about a drummer boy during the American Revolution resounding with spirit and humor. Based on historical fact, it's told to the cadence of drumbeat patterns and folk expressions of early American soldiery.