Irwin Russell (poet)

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Irwin Russell
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BornJune 3, 1853
Port Gibson, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedDecember 23, 1879 (aged 26)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
OccupationPoet

Irwin Russell (June 3, 1853 - December 23, 1879) was an American poet. [1] His poems were published in Scribner's Magazine and The Times-Democrat . [2] His bust was installed in the Mississippi State Capitol in 1907. [3] [4] He wrote "humorous, sympathetic pictures of the quaintly sage and irresponsibly happy old-time plantation negro." [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Men and Women Whose Writings Have Won Laurels for the South". The Washington Post. January 13, 1907. p. 8. Retrieved January 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Irwin Russell". The Times-Democrat. New Orleans, Louisiana. December 24, 1879. p. 4. Retrieved January 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Irwin Russell". The Mississippi Writers Page. University of Mississippi. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  4. ↑ "The Irwin Russell Memorial". The Columbus Weekly Dispatch. Columbus, Mississippi. May 16, 1907. p. 8. Retrieved January 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society". 1898.


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