The Archive of Lawrence Upton

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We need to preserve the legacy of this important poet.

Please save the work of this important poet and curator.

A good cause. I hope the archive is preserved.

I'm a Lecturer in Creative and Critical Writing at Birkbeck, University of London. Lawrence Upton is a poet of international importance. His work as a sound and visual poet, as a collaborator with expertise at working across art forms, and as an improviser needs to be archived and opened up to future scholarship. Upton has influenced a whole generation of contemporary poets who are still working today to respect and revitalise the legacy of the British Poetry Revival. Upton's contribution to the National Poetry Centre in the 1970s, The Poetry Society, the Association of Small Presses, and Writers Forum, was crucial and significant. He was a key collaborator of the major British Sound and Concrete poet Bob Cobbing . Upton held much of the Writers Forum archive including rare stencils from which many of the Writers Forum publications were made. Upton's work needs to be saved.

I can’t throw anything away but expect this actually worth keeping!

Lawrence Upton is a highly significant poet, editor, and curator. The preserving of his archive is of utmost importance. Charles Bernstein Donald T. Regan Professor, Emeritus, of English and Comparative Literature University of Pennsylvania Co-Director, PennSound and Electronic Poetry Center Fellow, American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Old friend/colleague of mine. His work should be taken very seriously indeed..

Lawrence Upton was an important figure in British poetry and experimental arts. Preserving his legacy for future artists and scholars is extremely important. Christopher Haworth, Department of Music, University of Birmingham

it would be a shame to lose this important and interesting material. please allow the concerned scholars of avant garde poetry to preserve this man's legacy.

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Preservation of literary work is so important and so easily lost.

Please save the work if this important writer and artist.

Please retain this important literary archive intact for those with knowledge to pass on.

Preservation of Upton's legacy is so important - everything that can be done should be done to secure it

Poet's archives are a real and serious resource. So are poets--even little known, uncommercial ones. Please treat this with seriousness and respect.

A remarkable mind: his oeuvre must be preserved

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An irreplaceable archive like this cannot be lost!

literary archives such as his are essential, and need to be kept, for research and study. please don't let such a valuable collection and resource be lost!