George Allen Upward (Worcester 20 September 1863[1] – Wimborne 12 November 1926[2]) was a British poet, lawyer, politician and teacher. His work was included in the first anthology of Imagist poetry, Des Imagistes, which was edited by Ezra Pound and published in 1914. He was a first cousin once removed of Edward Upward. His parents were George and Mary Upward, and he was survived by an elder sister (Mary) Edith Upward.[3]
- ^ National School Admission Registers & Log-books 1870-1914
- ^ http://www.authorandbookinfo.com/ngcoba/up.htm New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors]
- ^ The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 19, 1926; pg. 17