Curriculum Vita

Charles Potts P.O. Box 100 Walla Walla, WA 99362-0033 [email protected] http://www.bluecreekappaloosas.webs.com

Education:

Mackay High School, Honor Graduate, Mackay, Idaho, 1961 BA English, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, 1965 Real Estate Institute, Real Estate Broker, Spokane, Washington, 1978 ATM, Accomplished Toastmaster, Toastmaster’s International, 1990 Master Practitioner, Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, 1991

Major Professional Accomplishments:

Who’s Who in America, 1997-, Who’s Who in the West, 1996-, Who’s Who in the World, 1996-, Who’s ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Who in Finance and Industry, 1998- Marquis ​ ​ ​ Lifetime Achievement Award, Washington Poets Association, 2008 ​ Temple Inc., non-profit Robert McNealy memorial sculpture for Ann Weatherill, Walla Walla College, The ​ ​ Ghost of Harrison Sheets, Jeremy Gaulke, 5 Speed, Klyd Watkins ​ ​ ​ The Temple Bookstore.com, opened September 2001, fifty featured readers, 1,000s of poetry books. ​ Tsunami Inc., founder and president, published: The Temple, a quarterly of contemporary poetry in Chinese, ​ ​ ​ Spanish and English; an anthology, Pacific Northwestern Spiritual Poetry; and first edition books, ​ ​ Journeyman by Stephen Thomas, This House: A Poem in Seven Books by Jim Bodeen, Open Spirit by Travis ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Catsull, Twilight of the Male Ego by klipschutz; and Outside the School of Theology by Teri Zipf, the 1998 ​ ​ ​ ​ winner of the William Stafford Memorial Award from the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, Edward Dorn, Tour of Washington, Whitman College, Eastern Washington U., WSU, March 1999 ​ Bumbershoot, Seattle Arts Festival, 1991, featured reader, 1993-97-98-99-02, translation panel, 1998 ​ Jack Straw Foundation, Writer’s Program, Matt Briggs curator, Seattle, WA, 2007 ​ Kenneth Patchen Festival, Cleveland, Ohio, 2007 ​ Midwest Tour, 2001, Detroit, Lansing, Michigan & Toledo, Columbus, Cleveland, Kent, Ohio ​ Southwest Tour, 2002, Las Cruces, El Paso, Bisbee, Prescott, Salt Lake City, Pocatello, Boise, Twin Falls ​ Walla Walla Poetry Party, Walla Walla, Washington, 1990-91-92-93-96-97-2003-2005 ​ Burning Word, Washington State Poets Association, Whidbey Island, featured poet, April, 2005 ​ Super Bowl of Poetry, Auburn, Washington, Finalist, 2003, featured presenter,1999 ​ Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Elko, Nevada, featured performer, 1997, 1990 ​ ​ ​ Fukuoka International Forum, “The American Budget Crisis” and “The 1996 American National Elections,” ​ Brighton College, Fukuoka, Japan, 1995-1996 Japan’s Political Choices, The Kyushu Gleaner, newspaper column, Fukuoka, Japan 1995-1997 ​ ​ Distinguished Professional Achievement Award, College of Arts and Sciences of Idaho State University, ​ 1994 Washington State Democratic Party, 5th Cong. District Rep. to the Executive Committee, 1993-1996 ​ LitEruption, featured reader, Portland, Oregon’s premier literary festival 1992 ​ 2 Potts CV Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Presenter, International Convention, Snowbird, Utah, 1991 ​ Manuscript’s International, First Place Novel, for Loading Las Vegas, $2,500, creative excellence, 1991 ​ ​ ​ Creativity Symposium, Walla Walla Symphony Diamond Jubilee with Alan Hovaness, Whitman College, ​ 1981 The Poetry of Charles Potts, a book by Professor Hugh Fox of Michigan State Univ., Dustbooks, 1979 ​ Idaho Governor's Council on the Arts, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, 1978 ​ Columbia River Watch, The National Endowment for the Humanities, at Lewis and Clark State College in ​ Lewiston, Idaho, Sandpoint, Idaho, and Athlemere, British Columbia, 1977-1978 Litmus Inc., founder and director, published 18 first editions by Charles Bukowski, Richard Krech, Jo Merrill, ​ Karen Waring, Peter Koch, David Hiatt; first books by Andrew Clausen, Mike Finley, Charles Foster, Charley George, Edward Smith, Greg Stewart and Nolan Palmer; 12 periodical issues, 1967-1977 Oasis, host of poetry radio program, KUER-NPR, Salt Lake City, 1966-1977 ​ Edward Dorn & Carl Rakosi, Presented by Litmus Inc. at the U of Utah, Salt Lake, 1976 ​ ​ ​ Southwest Poetry Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, & Tsaile, Arizona, 1974-1975 ​ Underwater Festival, Alta, Charles Bukowski, Ricardo Sánchez, Abelardo Delgado, Sandy Anderson, Harris ​ Lenowitz, Andrew Clausen, Charley George, 20 other poets, Salt Lake City, 1974 Play No Play, by Reza Baraheni, Iranian Exile Poet, world premier, at the Salt Lake City Public Library, 1973 ​ Trubador Poetry Festival, Salt Lake City. 20 poets at Yarrow Books, the Library, Westminster College, 1972 ​ Hot Air, Transcontinental Poetry Tour by Buddhist Marching Band, with John Thomsen, 1971 ​ COSMEP, one of the founding editors at the University of California, Berkeley, California, 1968 ​ The Theodore Roethke Gladness Wakes, poetry festival, Zig Zag Pot shop, Seattle City Market, 1967 ​ ​ ​

Selected Publications:

Books:

Coyote Highway, Green Panda Press, Pleasureville, Henry County, Kentucky, 2016 ​ ​ ​ Pilgrim and Martell, Least Bittern Books, Pleasureville, Henry County, Kentucky, 2015. ​ ​ ​ The Source, Green Panda Press, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 2014 ​ ​ Inside Idaho, West End Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2009 ​ ​ The Yellow Christ, vol 1 of Valga Krusa, Green Panda Press, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 2007 ​ ​ ​ ​ Laffing Water, vol 2 of Valga Krusa, Green Panda Press, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 2007 ​ ​ ​ ​ The Portable Potts, West End Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2005 ​ ​ ​ Kiot: Selected Early Poems, 1963-1977, Blue Begonia Press, Yakima, Washington, 2005 ​ ​ Greatest Hits, 1963-2003, Pudding House Publications, Columbus, Ohio, 2005 ​ ​ Compostrella/Starfield, Time Barn Books, Nashville, Tennessee, 2004 ​ ​ Across the North Pacific, Slough Press, College Station, Texas, 2002 ​ ​ ​ Lucintite TM, Butcher Shop Press, Oneonta, New York 2002 ​ ​ ​ Slash and Burn, Blue Begonia Press, with Robert McNealy, Yakima, Washington, 2001 ​ ​ ​ Prophet/Profit, Poetnoise, with Chris Bodor, Beacon, New York, 2001 ​ ​ ​ Nature Lovers, Pleasure Boat Studio, Bainbridge Island, Washington, 2000 ​ ​ ​ Angio Gram, D Press, Sebastopol, California, 2000 ​ ​ ​ Little Lord Shiva: The Berkeley Poems, 1968, Glass Eye Books, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1999 ​ ​ ​ Lost River Mountain, Blue Begonia Press, Yakima, Washington, 1999 ​ ​ ​ Fascist Haikus, Acid Press, Pocatello, Idaho, 1999 ​ ​ ​ 100 Years in Idaho, Tsunami Inc., Walla Walla, Washington, 1996 ​ ​ 3 Potts CV How the South Finally Won the Civil War, Tsunami Inc., 1995 ​ ​ Loading Las Vegas, Current, Walla Walla, Washington, 1991 ​ ​ The Dictatorship of the Environment, Druid Books, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1991 ​ ​ A Rite to the Body, Ghost Dance Press, East Lansing, Michigan, 1989 ​ ​ Rocky Mountain Man, (Selected Poems) The Smith, New York City, 1978 ​ ​ ​ Valga Krusa, Litmus Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, 1977 ​ ​ The Opium Must Go Thru, Litmus Inc., with illustrations by Robert McNealy, 1976 ​ ​ Charlie Kiot, Folk Frog Press, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1976 ​ ​ The Golden Calf, Litmus Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, 1975 ​ ​ ​ The Trancemigraçion of Menzu, Empty Elevator Shaft Press, San Francisco, 1973 ​ ​ Waiting in Blood, Rainbow Resin Press, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1973 ​ ​ Blue up the Nile, Quixote, Madison, Wisconsin, 1972 ​ ​ The Litmus Papers, Gunrunner Press, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1969 ​ ​ ​ Little Lord Shiva, Noh Directions, Berkeley, California, 1969 ​ ​ ​ Burning Snake, Presna de Lagar, Portland, Oregon, 1967 ​ ​ ​ Blues From Thurston County, Grande Ronde Press, La Grande, Oregon, 1966 ​ ​ ​

Anthologies:

Jack Straw Writers Anthology, Jack Straw Foundation, Seattle, Washington, 2007 ​ ​ ​ Poet’s Book-Shelf, The Barnwood Press, Selma, Indiana, 2005 ​ ​ ​ Poetnoise 2000, Poetnoise, Beacon, New York, 2001 ​ ​ ​ Vox Populi, Eleventh Hour Productions, Seattle Poetry Festival, 2000 ​ ​ The Living Underground: Prose, Whitston Publishing Company, Troy, New York, 1999 ​ ​ ​ Portland Lights, Nine Lights Press, Portland, Oregon, 1999 ​ ​ Will Work for Peace, Zeropanik Press, Middletown, New York, 1999 ​ ​ Maverick Western Verse, Peregrine Smith, Layton, Utah, 1994 ​ ​ ​ Men of our Time, University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia, 1992 ​ ​ ​ The Proceedings (of the 3rd Walla Walla Poetry Party), Walla Walla, Washington, 1992 ​ ​ ​ Image, Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle, Washington, 1991 ​ ​ ​ Writer's Northwest Handbook, 4th Edition, Media Weavers, Beaverton, Oregon, 1991 ​ ​ ​ Idaho's Poetry, a Centennial Anthology, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 1988 ​ ​ ​ Cafe Solo, Solo Press, Atascadero, California, 1988 ​ ​ ​ Gargoyle Fiction '84, Paycock Press, Washington, D.C., 1984 ​ ​ ​ A Critical (Ninth) Assembling (Precisely: 6789), Richard Kostelanetz, editor, New York, 1979 ​ ​ ​ Turpentin on the Rocks, Marlo Verlag, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1978 ​ ​ ​ The Face of Poetry, Gallimaufry Press, Arlington, Virginia, 1977 ​ ​ ​ The Far Side of the Storm, San Marcos, Los Cerillos, New Mexico, 1975 ​ ​ ​ The Smith/17, The Smith, New York City, 1975 ​ ​ ​ Hellcoal Annual 3, Hellcoal, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1973 ​ ​ ​ Trubador Anthology, Rainbow Resin / Folk Frog Presses, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1972 ​ ​ ​ The Living Underground, Whitston Press, Troy, New York, 1972 ​ ​ ​ The Anthology, (of poems read at first COSMEP conference), Berkeley, California, 1969 ​ ​ ​ Do You Want to be in Our Zoo Too, Zoo Press, Pocatello, Idaho, 1966 ​ ​ ​

Selected Periodicals: 4 Potts CV

Arthur, Wild Dog, West Coast Review, The Journal of Property Management, www.thundersandwich.com, Aldebaran Review, New American & Canadian Poetry, Café Review, The Wood River Journal, The Berkeley Barb, Manroot, Margins, The Smith, Small Press Review, Connections, Northeast Rising Sun, Rocky Mountain Creative Arts Journal, Dry Crik Review, Wormwood Review, Fervent Valley, Rhododendron, Cold Drill--Boise State, The Portland Review, Catalyst, Quixote, Concours, Northwest America, Duende, The San Francisco Review of Books, People’s News Service, Ecstatic Peace, Chiron Review, The Butcher’s Block, Posey, ZZZyne, ​ ​ Effing, Pemmican, Green Panda, and over 200 others. ​

Selected Recent Radio & TV Appearances:

KVAL--TV CBS⎯Eugene, Oregon ​ ​ KXAN-TV NBC⎯Austin, Texas “First Cast” Larry Brill ​ ​ WAGA-FOX-TV⎯Atlanta, Georgia, “Good Day Atlanta” Amanda Davis ​ ​ News Channel 8-TV⎯Springfield, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Dave Lucas & Jane Karlen ​ ​ KEPR-TV⎯Tri-Cities, Washington, Lorie Perez ​ ​ KXLY-TV⎯Spokane, Washington, Don Strickland ​ ​ KMTV⎯Twin Falls, Idaho ​ ​

Radio KUOW 94.9, NPR, Seattle, Washington, Elizabeth Austen KWCW FM⎯Whitman College, Radio Free Charlie, Two hours Monday at 11 AM ​ ​ CFRO 102.7fm⎯Co-op Radio, Vancouver, BC, Steve Duncan ​ ​ WTOP-AM⎯AP Radio Network, Washington, D.C. “Between the Lines” Bill Thompson ​ ​ KNUZ-AM⎯Houston, Texas, James T. Evans, “Houston Headon” ​ ​ KSTP-AM⎯Minneapolis, Minnesota, Peter Thiele, producer, “T.D. Mischke Show” ​ ​ WFAI-AM⎯Fayetteville, North Carolina, the Robert C. Anderson Show ​ ​ WOL-AM⎯Baltimore, Maryland, Bill Christian Show ​ ​ KTLD-AM⎯FOX⎯Alexandria, Louisiana, Steve Cramer ​ ​ ​ ​ WTIX-AM⎯New Orleans, Louisiana, “Voice of America” with Robert Namer ​ ​ KOA-AM⎯Denver, Colorado, “After Midnight” Rick Barber ​ ​ WGAN-AM⎯Portland, Maine, “The John MacDonald Show” ​ ​ KFAE-NPR⎯Pullman, Washington, Margaret Kriedler ​ ​ KBOO-AM⎯Portland, Oregon, Michael Broderick ​ ​ KBOO-FM⎯Portland, Oregon, “Talking Earth” Barbara La Morticella & Walt Curtis ​ ​ KPHP-AM⎯Portland, Oregon, “On The Record” Dr. Chip Morgan ​ ​ KLWJ-AM⎯Umatilla, Oregon, John Marlow Show ​ ​ KBSU-NPR⎯Boise, Idaho, Gino Sky & Rick Ardinger ​ ​ WLVL-AM⎯Lockport, New York, Tom Prohaska Show ​ ​ WCMY-AM⎯Ottawa, Illinois, “The Morning Cafe” Carolyn Dougherty & Don Parker ​ ​ WAVC-AM⎯Montgomery, Alabama, “Viewpoint” Don Markell ​ ​ WXBQ-FM⎯Bristol, Virginia, “Quaintance & Company” John Quaintance ​ ​ WFMD-AM⎯Frederick, Maryland, “Mitchell & Miller” Bob Miller ​ ​ WATR-AM⎯Waterbury, Connecticut, “Inside Connection” Bob Quigley ​ ​ KJAA-AM⎯Globe, Arizona, “Open House” Gene Pearsall ​ ​ WNTZ-AM⎯Winchester, Virginia, Joe Pasquali ​ ​ 5 Potts CV WSB-AM⎯Atlanta, Georgia, “The Sounds of Atlanta” Michael Calhoun ​ ​ WODS-FM⎯Boston, Massachusetts, “Encounter” Dave Faneuf ​ ​ KJCE-AM⎯Austin, Texas, “Inside Austin” Bridget Taylor ​ ​ KVET-AM⎯Austin, Texas, Eric Blumberg ​ ​ WILM-AM⎯Wilmington, Delaware, “News Talk PM” Jim Walsh ​ ​ WYYB-FM⎯Nashville, Tennessee, P.J. O’Keefe ​ ​ WMSX-AM⎯Brocton, Massachusetts, Mindy Jackson ​ ​ WMNF-AM⎯Tampa, Florida, Patrick Shelby, Critical Times ​ ​ WASO-AM⎯New Orleans, Louisiana, Keith Rush ​ ​

Charles Potts hosted “Oasis,” a poetry and interview show on KUER-NPR from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1976-77. His work was broadcast prior to 1990 on KRAB Seattle, KPFA Berkeley, KCBX San Luis Obispo, KSXX, KLAT & KUER in Salt Lake City, and KTEL & KEXI in Walla Walla.

Business & Civic Involvement:

Politics & other Volunteer Work: Washington State Democratic Party Executive Committee Rep. from the 5th Cong. District, 1993-1996 Walla Walla Street Committee, 1986; Non-partisan candidate for City Council, 1987; 16th Legislative District of Washington, State Committeeman, 1993-1996; Birch Precinct Committee Officer, 1988-1992, 1994-1996; Non-partisan candidate for Walla Walla Port Commissioner, 1993; Chaperone for the Shakespeare Club Trips to Ashland, Oregon; in the classrooms of Tracy Williams and others; Judge of Reflections Writing Contest and Northwest Gifted Child’s Writing Contest; Green Park School Bond Committee, 1993; Citizens for Schools Steering Committee, Technology Bond Levy, May 20, 1997; Sharpstein Bond Committee, 1999.

Computer Processing of Chinese & Oriental Languages, Northwest Representative to Chinese Computer ​ Communications, Inc., and The Pinxxiee Corporation, 1988-1993, Beijing and Changsha, China, 1988. Washington Apartment Association, 1982, 1986-1988: served as member of the board of directors and as ​ president of the Walla Walla Rental Properties Association. Associate Broker with Century 21, Dale Snider, Realtors and real estate appraiser, 1984-1991. ​ ​

Instruction & Selected Criticism:

Walla Walla Community College, part-time instructor in English, Creative Writing, Real Estate, and Neuro ​ Linguistic Programming, 1981-1990 On campus and at the Maximum Security State Prison in Walla Walla.

Communication Skills for People and Property Management: Washington Apartment Association Annual Convention, Wenatchee, Washington, 1987; Clark County Rental Association, Vancouver, Washington, 1987; Kitsap Rental Association, Bremerton, Washington, 1987 Property Management Seminar, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, 1988

Seize The Day, seminar on time control utilizing Neuro Linguistic Programming, presented continuously from ​ 1986, in the Northwest, at Walla Walla Community College, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and at the International Association of Neuro Linguistic Programming, 8th annual Conference in Snowbird, Utah.

Interim Instructor, Whitman College, 1981, 1982, 1984. ​ ​ 6 Potts CV Free University of Seattle, Poetry-Language-Now, 1966-1967, member of founding faculty for alternative ​ education still in service.

Critical articles, essays and reviews: on the works of Edward Dorn, Charles Bukowski, Robert Bly, Sharon ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Doubiago, Thomas McGrath, Suzanne Lummis, Gene Marine, Robert Creeley, Wang Ping, Hayden Carruth, Molly Fiske, Andrew Clausen, Paul Hansen, Charley George, Rick Beaty, Scott Poole, Henry Ebel, Gerald Locklin, Stanley Crouch, John Weiners, Charles Olson, William Stafford, Bill Shively, Diane Averill, Ray Obermayr, d.r. wagner, Douglas Blazek, Ted Berrigan, David Bromige, William Slaughter, Harley Elliott, Clayton Eshleman, Robert Kelly, Howard McCord, dan raphael, Ronald Koertge, Joel Lipman, Yasser Musa, Bill Shively, and many others.

The Republic of Olson, a critical monograph, Malpais Review, Placitas, New Mexico, Vol 4 Winter 2013-2014 ​ ​ ​ Parts of this appeared in Square One, University of Colorado, Boulder. ​ ​

Paul Nelson Interview with Charles Potts on Coyote Highway, Rain Taxi on line, 2018. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Selected Festivals & Readings Chaired: ​

2005, Walla Walla Poetry Party, Sharon Doubiago, Andy Clausen, Janine Pommy Vega, klipschutz, Jeremy Gaulke, Travis Catsull, Janice King, Klyd Watkins, Paul Nelson, Kaia Sand, Hugh Fox, Amanda Divine, Amy Rootvik. Jim Bodeen, Brandon Follett 2003, Walla Walla Poetry Party, Suzanne Lummis, Amalio Madueño, Brandon Follett, Yan Li, Edward Smith, klipschutz, Linda Andrews, Jeremy Gaulke, Denis Mair, Paul Nelson 2001, The Temple Bookstore, twenty poets September 01-September 02, Mark Sargent, dan raphael, Danika Dinsmore, thirty poets, September-November 02. 1999, Edward Dorn Tour of Eastern Washington, Whitman College, Walla Walla; Eastern Washington University, Spokane; Washington State University, Pullman 1997, Walla Walla Poetry Party, Teri Zipf, Stephen Thomas, Sharon Doubiago, Judith Roche 1996, Walla Squared, co-host with Sunrise Tortoise Books of Hope, Idaho, at The Temple. ​ ​ 1992, Walla Walla Poetry Party, at First Congregational Church in Walla Walla, Barbara LaMorticella of Portland, Oregon, and Dawn Statham of Boise, Idaho. 1991, Walla Walla Poetry Party, at Wainwright Veteran’s Medical Memorial Chapel, Sharon Doubiago and Stephen Thomas’ first appearance at the WWPP. 1990, Walla Walla Poetry Party, Walla Walla Young Woman’s Christian Association, Thirty poets from eight states including Vincent Ferrini of Gloucester, Hugh Fox of Michigan State, Stephen Jacobsen, Brent T. Leake and Marc Weber from Salt lake, Bruce Embree and Scott Preston from Idaho, Bill Shively and Bob Phillips from Portland. 1976, Edward Dorn, Carl Rakosi, & Babylon Theatre, at the University of Utah. 1975, Abelardo Delgado, Paul Mariah, Lynn Wymmer, at Human Ensemble Theatre. 1974, Underwater Poetry Festival, Salt Lake City, 25 poets in three days, Charles Bukowski, Ricardo Sanchez, Alta, Andy Clausen, Babylon Theatre, at One Big Union tavern, and the University of Utah. 1973, Play No Play, by Reza Baraheni, Iranian Exile Poet, world premier, translated from the Persian and produced by Charles Potts at the Salt Lake City Public Library. 1972, Trubador Poetry Festival, Salt Lake City, 20 poets in two days at Yarrow Books, the Salt Lake City Library, and Westminster College. 7 Potts CV 1968, COSMEP 1, Berkeley, California. 65 poets in four days at the Berkeley Arts Center, Shakespeare & Company Books, and the University of California, Al Young, Alta, Douglas Blazek, Pat Parker, Hugh Fox, Paul Mariah, David Gitin, Kenneth Irby. 1967, The Theodore Roethke Gladness Wakes, Seattle, Washington, 20 poets and one film maker in the ZigZag Pot Shop & Gallery in the old Seattle City Market.

Selected Readings & Presentations Given: ​

1966, Null Set Coffee House, Olympia Washington. 1966-7, KRAB FM radio in Seattle 1967, Love Arts Rally, the Coffee Gallery, The Last Exit on Brooklyn, Seattle, Washington 1968, Watch Pocket Coffee House, La Grande, Oregon 1968, Shakespeare & Company Bookstores, Berkeley, California 1968, Nightown, Berkeley, California 1968, Mandrakes, The New Monk, The Neuman Center, The Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley 1968, The Intersection, The Blue Unicorn, The Straight Theatre, The Glide Sanctuary, The Rolling Renaissance, San Francisco, Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley 1971, Cork Room, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 1971, Bengal lair, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho The Raven Bookstore, Boulder, Colorado, Ogden Books, Denver, Colorado Drop City, Trinidad, Colorado, Welcome Home, Corrales, New Mexico La Cantina, El Paso, Texas, Grok Bookstore, Austin, Texas Bourbon Street Lampost, New Orleans, Louisiana, Washington University, St. Louis Neil Gallery, Champagne-Urbana, Illinois, St. Marks in the Bowery, New York City The Old Mill, Iowa City, Iowa, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho Washington State University, Pullman, Washington Yarrow Books, The Cosmic Aeroplane, the City Library, Salt Lake City 1972, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; Wichita State University, Wichita 1974 Southwest Poetry Conference, Tsaile, Arizona, Navajo Community College 1975, Southwest Poetry Conference, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1976, La Salamanca, for Andy Clausen, Berkeley, California 1976, Julia Davis Park Art Gallery, Boise, Idaho 1977, Lewis-Clark State College, Columbia River Watch, Nat’l Endowment for the Humanities 1978, Athlemere, British Columbia, Columbia River Watch, Sandpoint, Idaho 1978, Idaho Governor’s Conference on the Arts 1981, Creativity Symposium, Walla Walla Symphony Diamond Jubilee 1983, Laöcoon Books, Seattle, Washington 1989, Kneeland Gallery, Ketchum Idaho, with Bruce Embree; Bistro to Go, Salt Lake City, and A Bookstore, Logan, Utah; The Walrus and the Carpenter Bookstore, Pocatello, Idaho The Nut Comedy Club, Boise Idaho, Sagebrush Writer’s Series; Four Winds Books, Ellensburg, Washington; Dayton Kiwanis, “The Computerization of Chinese,” Dayton, Washington; Regional Art Gallery, La Grande, Oregon; Walla Walla YWCA, 1990, International Conference on the Computerization of Chinese, Changsha, Hunan, China; “The Chances for Democracy in China,” Walla Walla Rotarians, Exchange Club, and High Noon Toastmasters; Sheehan Gallery, Whitman College, original works and Bei Dao 8 Potts CV translations; Pendleton Cowboy Poetry Roundup, Pendleton, Oregon 1990, “Morning Edition” with Bill Morelock, NPR, National Public Radio 1991, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho; College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, Idaho Elliott Bay Books, Seattle, Washington; Akkadian books, Seattle, Washington Walla Walla College Fine Arts Auditorium, sponsored by Democratic Socialists of America⎯WWC, College Place, Washington ​ ​ 1992, LitEruption, Portland, Oregon; The 9th Street Bookshop, Boise, Idaho 1993, Bumbershoot, Seattle Arts Commission, featured reader, Seattle, Washington 1994, The Walrus and the Carpenter Bookstore, Pocatello, Idaho 1995, The Cosmic Jolt, Buhl, Idaho 1996, Fukuoka International Forum, Brighton College, Fukuoka, Japan International Business Exchange, Ark Hotel, Tienjin, Fukuoka, Japan Hal Holmes Community Center, Ellensburg, Washington 7th National Poetry Slams, Portland, Oregon 1997, 13th Cowboy Poetry Gathering, featured performer, Elko, Nevada Center for Arts & History, Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, Idaho 1997-98-99, Bumbershoot, featured reading, panel on translation, Seattle, Washington, 1998, Seattle Poetry Festival; Henry’s Fork Art and Poetry Festival; Cherry Valley Arts Festival, New York; Get Lit!, Spokane, Washington; Powell’s Books, Portland; Red Sky Poetry Theatre, Globe Cafe, Seattle 1999, Super Bowl of Poetry, Auburn, Washington; Rocky Mountain Writers Festival, Pocatello; Beyond Baroque, Los Angeles; Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington; Get Lit!; Washington State University, Pullman; Powell’s Books; University of Colorado & Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado 2000, Rocky Mountain Writer's Festival; Memorial for Edward Dorn at Richard Hugo House, Seattle; Auntie's Bookstore & Peaceful Valley Community Center, Spokane, Washington; Seattle Poetry Festival; Nye Beach Writer's Project, Newport, Oregon; Roasted Goat, Newberg, Oregon 2001, Return of the Outlaw Poets, Florence, Massachusetts; NY Small Press Bookfair, NYC; The Temple Communion at Disjecta, Portland, Oregon; Peaceful Valley Poetry Power Potluck Picnic, Spokane; WA; Bukowski’s, Vancouver, Canada; Ohio-Michigan tour with Stephen Thomas at Larry’s in Columbus, The Creole Gallery in Lansing, Mac’s Backs in Cleveland Heights, The Scarab Club in Detroit; University of Toledo; Brady’s in Kent. 2002, Basement Art Gallery, Boise, Idaho; Java, Twin Falls, Idaho; Rocky Mountain Writers Festival, Pocatello, Idaho; City Arts, Salt Lake City, Utah; The Mad Linguist, Prescott, Arizona; Central School Project, Bisbee, Arizona, The Bridge Center for Contemporary Art, El Paso, Texas; Red Mountain Café, Las Cruces, New Mexico 2003, Super Bowl of Poetry, Auburn, WA; Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA; Washington State, Richland Campus; The Funny Bone, Boise, Idaho; Book Fest, Log Cabin Literary Center, Boise, Idaho; Cornelia Street Café, New York City; Lucid Moon Poetry Festival, Clinton, New Jersey; Borders Books Yakima, KWCW 90.5 FM Walla Walla, Radio Free Charlie, two hours on Monday at 11. 2004, 2005, The Temple Bookstore; Burning Word, Whidbey Island, WA; WWPP05; Allied Arts Center and Border’s Books, Yakima; The Red Door Art Gallery, Walla Walla; Poet As Art Series, Bellingham, WA; Arthurfest, Barnsdahl Park, Hollywood, CA 9 Potts CV 2006, Reading tour of South Korea, Taijon, Daegu, Busan, Gwanju, Paju; Shanghai, China with Wang Ping, and Abolqasem Esmailpour of Iran; Yakima Valley Community College 2007, Kenneth Patchen Festival, Cleveland, Ohio; Jack Straw Foundation, Seattle, WA; Walrus & Carpenter Books at The College Market, Pocatello, Idaho; Ken Sanders Rare Books, Salt Lake City, Utah; Valga Krusa Festival, Northampton, Massachusetts 2008, Burning Word, Whidbey Island, WA, Lifetime Achievement Award, Washington Poets Associaition. 2015, Fruita and Placerville, Colorado, Santa Fe, Placitas, Albuquerque, New Mexico, courtesy Art Goodtimes, Danny Rosen, Kyle Harvey, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Gary Broward Larry Goodell 2017, Foundry Vineyards, Walla Walla 2018, Unitarian Universalist Church, Spokane Washington, with Sue Sampson, Maury Barr