About Burton Hatlen
Lived 1936 – 2008 (aged 71). Burton Hatlen was an American poet and professor.
Burton Norval Hatlen (April 9, 1936 – January 21, 2008) 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.
Early and personal life Burton Hatlen was born on April 9, 1936, in Santa Barbara, California. from Norway. He married Lily Torvend, a second generation Norwegian-American; they sometimes spoke Norwegian at home.
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Who was Burton Hatlen?
American academic
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Burton Hatlen was born on 19 April 1936 in Santa Barbara.
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Burton Hatlen died on 21 January 2008 in Bangor.
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Burton Hatlen was a poet and professor.
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Burton Hatlen was American.
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