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Beyond the Gray Leaf: The Life and Poems of J.P. Irvine
Dustin Renwick, author
Adult; Lit Crit, Lit Bio, Essay, Film; (Market)
Walt Whitman, John Burroughs, and J.P. Irvine represent a handful of the thousands of government clerks who worked in Washington, D.C., after the Civil War. But Irvine, a small-town poet from the prairies, was the one selected to address President Ulysses S. Grant and a crowd of 10,000 on Memorial Day 1873. Those words were lost, along with the legacy of the man. Until now.
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05/27/2016
"Normal guy" poet with an influence
The Daily Review Atlas covers "Beyond the Gray Leaf."
07/06/2016
Author of book on Civil War poet to give presentation
Kewanee's Star-Courier has the details.
06/01/2016
Local grad discovers forgotten western Illinois poet
Dispatch-Argus tells the story behind the discovery.
01/23/2017
PBS highlights J.P. Irvine
A short video showcases the poet's life and work.
05/25/2016
Washingtonian looks at a piece of lost Memorial Day history
Washingtonian magazine offers a preview of "Beyond the Gray Leaf."
12/21/2016
WRAM: Morning Show
Monmouth's hometown radio station interviews MRHS graduate Dustin Renwick.
08/06/2016
WVIK: Scribble
Quad Cities legend Don Wooten interviews St. Ambrose University graduate Dustin Renwick.
