Burt Hatlen Reads | Vox Audio
Burt Hatlen is the author of I Wanted To Tell You (NPF 1988). Recorded June 27, 2005 in Bangor, Maine. Continue reading
Burt Hatlen is the author of I Wanted To Tell You (NPF 1988). Recorded June 27, 2005 in Bangor, Maine. Continue reading
Burton Norval Hatlen (April 9, 1936 – January 21, 2008) was an American literary scholar and professor at the University of Maine. Harlen 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.” Continue reading