Jill Hartman (born May 21, 1974) is a

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poet and editor. Hartman was born in

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. Her first book of poetry, ''A Painted Elephant'', was published by

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in 2003 and was shortlisted for the

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"Poets shortlist announced". ''

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'', April 17, 2004. as well as the Writer's Guild of Alberta Stephan G. Stephansson Award. Hartman is a micro-press publisher, and under the imprint semi-precious press has published her own work as well as poetry by

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Colin Morton Colin Morton (born 1948) is a Canadian poet. Personal life Morton was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in Calgary, Alberta and has worked as a teacher and editor. His poetry and fiction have appeared in ''Descant'', ''The Fiddlehead'', ''A ...

, and

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. As part of the Calgary Writing Community, Hartman has worked as an Editor for local literary magazines ''dANDelion'' and ''

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''. Her second book of poetry is a feminist examination of sexual slang using the tropes of dance and piracy. ''Booty: Hurricane Jane and Typhoon Mary'' is co-written with Calgary-based poet Brea Burton and published by

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