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The Archive of Lawrence Upton

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Dr Mandy Bloomfield University of Plymouth
6 years ago

Lawrence Upton’s contributions to British Poetry were immense, and his papers will be a vital resource for scholars of the future.

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Alison Croggon
6 years ago

Speaking as an Australian poet and critic, I wish to reinforce how cit is that Lawrence Upton’s archives are not lost to literary history. His work has been crucial to many important developments in British poetry and the loss of his archives would be a tragedy

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Michael Peverett
6 years ago

BA University of Exeter 1979 MA University of Durham 1980 PhD University of Durham 1987

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Tina Bass
6 years ago Featured

Thank you for this, Cris. I made a promise to Lawrence that I would care for his documents and ensure that they went to the British Library and other collections such as the one at the University of Goldsmiths. I would like to be able to fulfil that promise. Dr Tina Bass

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Alan Sondheim
6 years ago

please preserve! his legacy here is critically important!

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Mark Wallace
6 years ago

The work of Lawrence Upton needs to be safeguarded for future writers, readers, and scholars who will certainly be interested in Mr. Upton's significant contribution to the literature of his time. Mark Wallace Professor California State University, San Marcos

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Matthew Cooperman
6 years ago

Lawrence was an important writer; please save the archive. Dr. Matthew Cooperman, Professor of English, Colorado State University

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Talan Memmott
6 years ago

Magic! his contributions are countless

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Paul Vogel
6 years ago

As a PhD student in the SUNY Buffalo Poetics program, I urge you to do all you can to preserve any and all work connected to the poet Lawrence Upton.

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David Miller
6 years ago

Sad news. I hope this can be sorted out.

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Maria Damon
6 years ago

The work of Lawrence Upton is of utmost importance to understanding British experimental poetry of the 20th and 21st centuries. The archives must be preserved! Thank you for starting this petition.

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Alan Golding
6 years ago

Lawrence Upton was indeed central to the British Poetry Revival, as the obit accurately states--which means he was central to some of the most important developments in British poetry in the second half of the 20C, and while he was locally centered he was also an international figure. A prolific writer, editor, publisher, and performer, his archive is of inestimable scholarly and creative value and should not be lost under any circumstances.

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Chris Funkhouser
6 years ago

Upton was an important literary figure. I have no doubt that his archive would be valued by scholars of visual and performance poetry in the future; it is important that it is properly preserved.

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Tony Ramstetter
6 years ago

What a shame if this life work becomes lost. Its retrieval & archiving has my unconditional endorsement as well as support. (Professor of English & Creative Writing at Louisiana State University)

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cris cheek · petition starter
6 years ago

Professor