Background
Hatlen, Burton Norval was born on April 9, 1936 in Santa Barbara, California, United States. Son of Julius Herbert and Lillie (Torvend) Hatlen.
Hatlen, Burton Norval was born on April 9, 1936 in Santa Barbara, California, United States. Son of Julius Herbert and Lillie (Torvend) Hatlen.
Bachelor, University of California, Berkeley, 1958; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1959; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Davis, 1972.
Assistant Professor of English, King College, Bristol, Tennessee, 1961-1962; instructor, U. Cincinnati, 1962-1965; assistant professor, U. Maine, Orono, 1967-1972; associate professor, U. Maine, Orono, 1972-1981; professor, U. Maine, Orono, since 1981; department chairman English, U. Maine, Orono, 1985-1988; interim dean, College Arts and Humanities, 1996-1997. Director National Poetry Foundation.
Member Modern Language Association, National Council Teachers English, Language and Thinking Institute (associate).
Married Barbara Karlson, September 20, 1961 (divorced November 1982). Children: Julia, Inger. Married Virginia Nees, November 10, 1983.