A Cup of Tea

James Whitcomb Riley (1849 - 1916)

James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Children's Poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry respectively. His poems tended to be humorous or sentimental, and of the approximately one thousand poems that Riley authored, the majority are in dialect.

Riley's chief legacy was his influence in fostering the creation of a Midwestern cultural identity and his contributions to the Golden Age of Indiana Literature. Along with other writers of his era, he helped create a caricature of Midwesterners and formed a literary community that produced works rivaling the established eastern literati. There are many memorials dedicated to Riley, including the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Genre(s): Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 A Cup of Tea - Read by AK Allen Kelly
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Play 02 A Cup of Tea - Read by BK Bruce Kachuk
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Play 03 A Cup of Tea - Read by DL David Lawrence
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Play 04 A Cup of Tea - Read by GG Greg Giordano
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Play 05 A Cup of Tea - Read by JDN Jim Nyenhuis
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Play 06 A Cup of Tea - Read by LAH Lee Ann Howlett
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Play 07 A Cup of Tea - Read by LLW Leonard Wilson
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Play 08 A Cup of Tea - Read by MK Maria Kasper
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Play 09 A Cup of Tea - Read by MSD Matthew Datcher
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Play 10 A Cup of Tea - Read by TP Tomas Peter
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