Hoke S. Glover III

Hoke S. Glover III is an Assistant Professor at Bowie State University's Department of Language, Literature & Cultural Studies within the College of Arts & Humanities. He earned his BA in English (1994) and MFA in Poetry (1997) from Bowie State University and the University of Maryland, College Park respectively.

• Research focuses on metaphor and cognition
• African-American publishing history and bookstores
• Taiji (T’ai Chi) as mindfulness practice
• Intersection of African-American and Chinese cultures
• Creative writing pedagogy using musical scale analogies

His work documents African-American consciousness through literary analysis while addressing systemic contradictions in publishing infrastructure. As a Taiji practitioner for over 20 years, he integrates martial arts philosophy into creative writing instruction.