The Archive of Lawrence Upton

The preservation of Lawrence Upton's personal archives and library is absolutely essential for the history of poetry I=in the UK for the last 60 years. Pierre Joris, Poet, and Professor Emeritus, the State University of New York, Albany.

Brilliant poet, worthy of preservation

Upton's archive is a cultural heritage and must be preserved.

An important artist. His work is held by institutions around the world, including Princeton University, where I teach.

Please keep Mr.Upton's archive together and available for public..

Thank you for preserving this poet's valuable heritage!

Upton achieved a significant body of work in British poetry. He was an important writer, performer, publisher and archivist. His papers and those he was looking after will be of considerable value to scholars and the generations to follow. His archive should be preserved.

I think there's little doubt that Lawrence Upton was one of the key figures in the British Poetry Revival. His personal papers are likely very relevant to that.

We have a modern poetry collection at the University of Kent, and we would be delighted to have Lawrence Upton's archive here.

Associate Professor, School of the Art institute of Chicago

Lawrence was an important figure for several decades, a poet, visual artist, publisher, performer and theorist, and it's vital that his archive of books and papers should be preserved.

Important experimental poet for more than 40 years. These papers need to be archived.

An important cause, and a test of our society's values.

Lawrence's archive is certain to contain materials that should be housed in university archives. It is a matter of urgency to the scholarly community that these documents of British literary history be preserved.

This archive certainly has international importance. It would be a great loss to if ti were not preserved. Professor Peter Jaeger University of Roehampton London

Upton was a major figure in British poetry as a writer, performer and curator. His archives will be of great value to scholars and should be preserved.

Professor of Creative Writing, Guggenheim fellow, member of PEN America

Please ensure his work is saved.

Preserving archives of recent and contemporary poetry movements is vital to our understanding of our cultural history. Lawrence's papers will contribute to this immensely.

Lawrence was an important figure for several decades, with significant connections far beyond the UK. These materials must be conserved for future reference.