Michelle Hartman (poet)
Michelle Hartman is an American author and poet. Born in Fort Worth in 1956, she attended Texas Wesleyan College (now Texas Wesleyan 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. After receiving a Certificate in Paralegal Studies from Tarrant County College, she 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. Her work has also appeared in journals in Australia,[4][5] Ireland, Canada,[6] Germany, Sweden[7] and Nepal.
Hartman is the former editor (2010-2018) of the international journal Red River Review.[8] She has read at Southwest literary festivals such as Scissortail Literary Festival[9] in Oklahoma, Langdon Review Weekend[10] and the ASU Writers Conference in Honor of Elmer Kelton,[11] among others.
Bibliography
[edit]- Disenchanted and Disgruntled, Lamar University Press, 2013[12]
- Irony and Irreverence, Lamar University Press, 2015[13]
- The Lost Journal of My Second Trip to Purgatory, Old Seventy Creek Press, 2016[14]
- There Are No Doors, El Grito del Lobo Press, (Chapbook) 2017[15]
- Wanton Disarray, Hungry Buzzard Press, 2019[16]
- First Night, Red Flag Press, 2019[17]
- Here Be Doors, Dancing Girl Press, 2019[18]
Honors and awards
[edit]- Named Distinguished Alumni by Tarrant County College
- 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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Antithesis (Michelle Hartman) - Verity La". Verity La - Creative Arts Journal. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ "Wanted - Princess | Not Very Quiet". Not Very Quiet.
- ^ "Ascent Aspirations Magazine - Friday's Poems 2018". Ascent Aspirations Magazine. June 22, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ "Two Thirds North". Archived from the original on January 18, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ "Red River Review - A Fully Electronic Literary Journal". Red River Review. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2020. [verification needed]
- ^ Benton, Steve (2015-07-09). "scissortail creative writing festival: Scissortail Creative Writing Festival: The Movie". Ecuscissortail.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15. [verification needed]
- ^ "About the Langdon Review Weekend". Tarleton State University. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ "24th Annual ASU Writers Conference". Angelo State University.
- ^ Hartman, Michelle (2013). Disenchanted and Disgruntled: Michelle Hartman: 9780985255251: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 978-0985255251.
- ^ (Poet), Michelle Hartman (2015). Irony and Irreverence: Michelle Hartman: 9781942956020: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 978-1942956020.
- ^ Hartman, Michelle (2016-12-15). The Lost Journal of My Second Trip to Purgatory (First Old Seventy Creek Press Poetry ed.). Old Seventy Creek Press. ISBN 9780998237404.
- ^ "Printing poetry, the old-fashioned way". Fulton Sun. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ Hartman, Michelle (2019). Wanton Disarray. United States: Hungry Buzzard Press. ISBN 978-0578218014.
- ^ "Red Flag Press". Red Flag Press. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ "Here Be Doors | Michelle Hartman - dancing girl press & studio". dulcet - dancing girl press & studio. 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
External links
[edit]- 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
- Review of The Lost Journal of My Second Trip to Purgatory by British reviewer Christopher Barnes, Lummox 7
- Houston Chronicle, What is left - September 15, 2018
- Interview with Lonestar Literary Life - April 4, 2016
- A Virtual Interview with Michelle Hartman, Huyser, Cindy - March 6, 2017
- Pasatiempo: "Two peas in a pod article about reading", Levin, Jennifer - August 4, 2017
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