Charles Plymell was born in 1935. He was a major part of the San Francisco literary scene starting in the 1950s, hosting both Neal Cassidy and Allen Ginsberg in his apartment during their stay out west. He hand printed the first ever issue of Zap! comics and published many underground titles in the sixties. In 1971, City Lights brought out his hobohemian classic, The Last of the Moccasins. His poetry has appeared in many volumes and magazines over the years. He first appeared in Evergreen Review in 1970.