Burton Hatlen
1936
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2008
country of citizenship: United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Harvard University, Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Davis
occupation: poet
Burton Norval Hatlen (April 9, 1936 – January 21, 2008) was an American literary scholar and professor at the University of Maine. Hatlen worked closely with Carroll F. Terrell, an Ezra Pound scholar and co-founder of the National Poetry Foundation, to build the Foundation into an internationally known institution.Hatlen was seen as a mentor by several of his former students, most notably author Stephen King and his wife, Tabitha King. In a postscript included in his 2006 novel, Lisey's Story, King said of Hatlen, "Burt was the greatest English teacher I ever had." Source: Wikipedia (en)
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