Carl Hancock Rux

Sun Ra is known to most better as a musician than a poet, even though throughout his long career he described himself as a composer of both. Recited by a multigenerational array of artists, My Words are Music is an assembly of prose that comes to fruition through chosen selections of Sun Ra's poetry -- simultaneously propelling Ra's message into the now while honoring its essence.

A collection of plays informed by hip-hop culture, featuring the work of both emerging and mid-career writers. That many of the works are solo pieces with accompanying music reflects the genesis of hip-hop theatre in rapping and MC-ing.