Carl Hancock Rux (born March 24, in Harlem, New York City) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, OBIE Award winning playwright, interdisciplinary performative artist, recording artist and academic. His work has been published in numerous journals, catalogues, anthologies, and magazines including Interview magazine, Essence magazine, the New York Times, aRude Magazine, Nka Journal of Contemporary African Art (founded by fellow art critics Okwui Enwezor, Chika Okeke-Agulu and Salah Hassan) and American Theater Magazine. His archives are housed at the Billy Rose Theater Division of the New York Public Library, The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art as well as the Film and Video/Theater and Dance Library of the California Institute of the Arts. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Alpert Award in the Arts.