A Reading by Carl Hancock Rux

Carl Hancock Rux is the author of the novel Asphalt, the OBIE Award-winning play Talk, and the Village Voice Literary Prize-winning collection of poetry, Pagan Operetta.

His work, which crosses the disciplines of poetry, theater, music, and literary fiction in order to achieve what one critic describes as a "dizzying oral artistry ... unleashing a torrent of paper bag poetry and post modern Hip-Bop music; the ritualistic blues of self awakening," is the subject of the Voices of America television documentary Carl Hancock Rux, Coming of Age. 

Introduced by Gideon Lester, the reading takes place October 15th at 7:30 p.m. in Weis Cinema and will be followed by a Q&A. The event is free and open to all; no tickets or advance reservations are required.

Rux is in residence with Live Arts Bard to rehearse a stage version of The Exalted, directed by Anne Bogart ‘74, which will have preview performances at the Fisher Center on October 16th and 17th at 7:30 p.m; find more details at fishercenter.bard.edu.