Poetry. Fiction. Memoir. For more than 40 years, Charles Potts has remained true to his origins as a relentless and radical visionary. This selection of poetry, fiction and memoir represents work he has published in hundreds of magazines and over 20 books. Edgy, irreverent, and innovative, lyrical and analytical at the same time, he is one of the age's true literary discoveries. His creative geography ranges from the Bay Area to Mexico, Idaho to Salt Lake City, China to Japan, and now rests in Walla Walla, Washington, where his work continues to evolve. A westerner who faces Mexico and the...

The irrepressible Potts returns to his Idaho past with these poignant meditations on life and family.

Pilgrim & Martel are Poems and a Play by Walla Walla, WA's own Charles Potts, gonzo poet of the underground poetry scene. Illustrated by Jeremy Gaulke and put together by Least Bittern Books, the works are fascinating, ironic without bitterness, and clever to bring satisfaction and smiles.

Green Panda Press is proud to present Charles Potts' THE SOURCE, new and recent poems from his writerly mind. Excerpts here: ..".this is faith of the footstep, not the leap of Kirkregard, (sp), the misspelling makes it seem like his very name is a satire on his lofty position, Kirk (church) in regard (of itself) no demand (except of the peasants) that they keep on funding it." "Build it well and make it last, Darn your socks, grind your wheat, make your own soap, Do without until you can afford it, Into a plastic credit card throw away civilization Destroying the environment on the side as a...

Coyote Highway is the latest from Walla Walla poet Charles Potts. This from Beverly J. Wilcox, co-founder and editor of Least Bittern Books: "I have followed Potts- or rather, once I found him I found anything worth finding of his and read it. It was all worth finding. While his voice is loud and clear, and easily recognized- the way you know its Hendrix or Garcia or Vaughn after just a few notes- perhaps it is by way of 'tone, ' that we recognize the greats...each book is quite different from the last. In this case he addresses the wilderness, and the wild he contains by tenderly caring for...