Charles Potts Lecture

Saturday, August 9, 2025, 2–4 p.m. | Logan Library

Questions? Contact Paul Daybell, Book Arts & Rare Books Curator | paul.daybell@usu.edu

Flyer for a poetry reading event. Text reads: 'Poetry Reading with Charles Potts. August 9 at 2 PM • Community Room B • Logan Library.' The design features a vintage pen writing a swirl of cursive script that transitions into the event title

Explore the life and legacy of Charles Potts, Beat poet and cultural provocateur, at this special lecture and poetry reading.

USU Libraries and the Logan Public Library are teaming up to celebrate American poet Charles Potts, whose words helped shape the counterculture of the 1960s. The event will highlight rare materials from the Charles Potts papers, housed in USU’s Special Collections & Archives. Join us for poetry, conversation, and a look at one of Utah’s most radical voices in verse.