Thaxter Elliott Douglas III (born 31 October 1957) , better known as Thax Douglas, is an American poet originally based out of Chicago, but now living in Austin, Texas. For many years, Douglas had been a fixture at Chicago-area shows, reading poems directly inspired by the music of bands as introductions for their performances.

In 2006, Douglas made an ill-fated attempt to move to New York City. He returned to Chicago and resumed reading poems before performances until he moved to Austin, Texas 2009, where he currently resides. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.