During this period Riley's long-term addiction to alcohol began to affect his performing abilities, and he suffered financially as a result. He traveled a touring circuit first in the Midwest, and then nationally, appearing either alone or with other famous talents. He gradually rose to prominence during the 1880s through his poetry reading tours. Thanks in part to poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's endorsement, he eventually earned successive jobs at Indiana newspaper publishers during the late 1870s. Riley began his career writing verses as a sign maker and submitting poetry to newspapers. His famous works include " Little Orphant Annie" and " The Raggedy Man". Of the approximately 1,000 poems Riley wrote, the majority are in dialect. His poems tend to be humorous or sentimental. During his lifetime he was known as the " Hoosier Poet" and "Children's Poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry. James Whitcomb Riley (Octo– July 22, 1916) was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author.
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