Biography

B. K. Hotchkins is the author of the new book Visual Poems, The Dichotomy Chronicles, Part One, Capturing Sunrays in a Glass Jar and CD. His poetry and prose have been showcased at Oklahoma State University Def Poets Event, Wayward Poets at Galileo’s, Full Circle Bookstore Poetry Sundays, Verbal Essence Poetry Extravaganza, Oklahoma City Juneteenth Festival, We Tell Stories: Heady Poetry Review, Subterranean Poets at Java Dave’s Night, the Norman Train Depot Featured Poets Series and 9th Annual Thatcher Hoffman Smith Poetry Series – Open Mic.

American born, B. K. Hotchkins grew up in Oklahoma City, OK, upon high school graduation he moved to Dallas, TX, to earn an undergraduate degree at Southern Methodist University then returned home to acquire a graduate degree at the University of Oklahoma. March 2006, he began drafting the beginnings of Capturing Sunrays in a Glass Jar via his personal blog www.slumpfacade.blogspot.com, which reached fruition in January 2007. February 2007, he began recording Capturing Sunrays in a Glass Jar, the Spit Tape, which features nine full-length original pieces of prose. The audio cd is a collaborative between B. K. Hotchkins and the Beat King Rod of War, who created seven original instrumental specifically for this project which accompanies the book. In addition, he teaches a workshop entitled “The Soul of Prose, Poetry in Our Terms”. The workshop teaches students how to write prose, appreciate the history of poetry in America (including Hip Hop) and gain insight about contemporary expression via open mic, spoken word, and Slam.