This archive is comprised of the papers of Kaldron Magazine (1976-1990, 1997-2017) and its editor, the writer and visual poet Karl Kempton. The first and longest-running magazine in the United States to focus solely on visual poetry, Kaldron was known for its embrace of multiple factions and styles of that genre, from typographic experimentation and altered books to calligraphy and asemic writing. During the course of the magazine’s publication, it featured some of the best-known figures in the field from Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States. This archive is comprised of work gathered by and sent to Kempton through the magazine’s various incarnations, including for a series of art shows of visual poetry curated and staged by Kempton. It also includes Kempton’s own essential work as a visual poet and scholar of visual poetry. Known as one of the most important international forums for visual poetry throughout the course of its publication, and itself edited by an accomplished visual poet in his own right, The Kaldron Magazine / Karl Kempton archive presents a unique window into the diversity and richness of visual poetry at the end of the 20th century.