Michelle Hartman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science- Pre Law from Texas Wesleyan University and a Certificate in Paralegal Post Grad studies from Tarrant County Community College. She is member of Phi Theta Kappa, National Honor Society; Pi Gamma Mu, International Honor Society of the Social Sciences; and Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society. She is Vice-President Board of Directors for Dallas Poets Community; and serves on advisory boards for Westwood College (Fort Worth) Paralegal Program and Kaplan College (Arlington, Texas) Criminal Justice Program. Editor of Red River Review, on-line journal.

Above Us Only Sky (Incarnate Muse Press, 2009), Big Land Big Sky Big Hair (Dos Gatos Press, 2009), The Weight of Addition (Mutabilis Press, 2007)

Aries, Barbaric Yawp, Concho River Review, Illya's Honey, Main Street Rag, Pacific Review, Red River Review, Riversedge, San Pedro River Review, Sojourn, Texas Poetry Calendar