Irwin Russell (poet) explained

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Irwin Russell
Birth Date:	June 3, 1853
Birth Place:	Port Gibson, Mississippi, U.S.
Death Date:	December 23, 1879 (aged 26)
Death Place:	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupation:	Poet

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]

Notes and References

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