Michelle Hartman (poet)
Michelle Hartman is an American author and poet. Born in Fort Worth in 1956, she attended Texas Wesleyan College (now University) in the early 1970s. Her major was Political Science until she dropped out of school. She finished her bachelor's degree in 2007, with a major in Political Science Pre-Law, and worked as a paralegal. She began writing poetry of political and social satire using fairy tales as a vehicle. Her first book, Disenchanted and Disgruntled, was published by Lamar University Literary Press in 2013.[1]
Her work has been featured in The Galway Review[2] and The Langdon Review of the Arts[3] in Texas published by Tarleton State University.
Hartman is also the editor of the international journal Red River Review.[4] She has read at Southwest literary festivals such as Scissortail Literary Festival[5] in Oklahoma and Georgetown Poetry Festival in Texas.
Bibliography
- Disenchanted and Disgruntled, Lamar University Press, 2013[6]
- Irony and Irreverence, Lamar University Press, 2015[7]
Honors and awards
- Two Pushcart Nominations (Canada and US)
- Juried Poet - Houston Poetry Fest Competition
- Phi Theta Kappa, National Honor Society
- Pi Gamma Mu, International Honor Society of the Social Sciences
- Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society
- 2004 – Dannon “Strike Out Hunger” Award
References
- ↑ "Poets play with myth and legend". McAllen Monitor. McAllen, Texas. October 31, 2013. p. 44.
- ↑ "Michelle Hartman – Four Poems". The Galway Review. 2015-09-17. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ "About Langdon Review of the Arts in Texas Journal - Tarleton State University". Tarleton.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ "A Fully Electronic Literary Journal". Red River Review. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ Benton, Steve (2015-07-09). "scissortail creative writing festival: Scissortail Creative Writing Festival: The Movie". Ecuscissortail.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ "Disenchanted and Disgruntled: Michelle Hartman: 9780985255251: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ "Irony and Irreverence: Michelle Hartman: 9781942956020: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
External links
- Review of Michelle Hartman’s Disenchanted and Disgruntled
- Poets and Writers - Directory of Writers - Michelle Hartman
- Michelle Hartman Interview With Alok Mishra
- Lamar University Press: Irony and Irreverence by Michelle Hartman
- Texas Wesleyan University: Mitchell-Reed Community of Learners presents poetry session Oct. 27, 2015
- TCEA Breakfast Speaker: Michelle Hartman - "Writing Humor in the State of Texas" - March 7, 2015