Irwin Russell (poet)

For the American entertainment lawyer, see Irwin Russell.

Irwin Russell
Born	June 3, 1853 Port Gibson, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	December 23, 1879 (aged 26) 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]