April 18 Service to Honor the Memory of Prof. Burton Hatlen
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — The University of Maine will celebrate the life of Burton Hatlen, a legendary professor who served on the UMaine English faculty for more than four decades, with a Friday April 18 service at the Newman Center on College Ave. The program will begin at 2:30 p.m. and it will feature remarks from some of those who knew Hatlen best, including family members and UMaine colleagues.
Hatlen died on Jan. 21 at the age of 71. His UMaine accomplishments include an instrumental role in the development of the National Poetry Foundation, of which he was director for 15 years. A literary scholar who developed an international reputation as an expert on poetry and poetics, Hatlen earned UMaine’s Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award in 1996.
A slideshow created by Hatlen’s daughter, Inger, will be part of the April 18 event. An informal reception will follow the program.