Counter-culture poet, activist, entrepreneur, and publisher, Charles Potts donated his personal poetry library and papers to Utah State University’s Special Collections and Archives in 2011 During his time at Berkeley, Potts' describes himself as a ‘revolutionary hippie’ in the counter-culture poetry scene. Overall, this great American poet has spent nearly 50 years as an author of numerous books containing compilations of his postmodern poetry as well as full length novels and even a screenplay.