flˈɛtʃɚɹ ˈɔːlweɪz ɹᵻtˈeɪnd ɐn ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn mˌeɪkɪŋ ʃˈʊɹ ðætðə wˈɜːk ʌv sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ pˈoʊɪts wʌz nˌɑːt ˌʌndɚɹˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd ɔːɹ fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩, səpˈoːɹɾɪŋ ðə sˈælɐmˌændɚɹ oʊˈeɪsɪs tɹˈʌst ɪn ðɛɹ pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv ænθˈɑːlədʒiz ænd pˈʊɾɪŋ ˌɔn ɐn ɛksɪbˈɪʃən, bˈeɪst ˌɔn hɪz doʊnˈeɪɾᵻd kəlˈɛkʃən, ɪn ɹˈiːdɪŋ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi lˈaɪbɹɛɹi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn.
Fletcher always retained an interest in making sure that the work of Second World War poets was not underestimated or forgotten, supporting the Salamander Oasis Trust in their production of anthologies and putting on an exhibition, based on his donated collection, in Reading University Library in 1981.