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= Michelle Hartman (poet) = Michelle Hartman is an author and poet as well as native Texan. Born in Fort Worth in 1956, she attended Texas Wesleyan College (now University) in the early 70’s. Her major was Political Science until she developed a nasty case of ethics and dropped out of school. She finished her bachelor’s degree in 2007, changing it slightly to Political Science Pre-Law and worked as a paralegal. But she still wished to change the world. With her political savvy, 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.

Her work has been featured in The Galway Review and The Langdon Review of the Arts in Texas published by Tarleton State University. It can also be found in over thirty anthologies and over sixty journals around the world.

Michelle Hartman is also the editor of the international journal, Red River Review. She can be found reading at various Southwest literary festivals such as Scissortail Literary Festival in Oklahoma and Georgetown Poetry Festival in Texas.

Published Books
Disenchanted and Disgruntled, Lamar University Press, 2013

Irony and Irreverence, Lamar University Press, 2015

Honors and Awards
Two Pushcart Nominations (Canada and USA)

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