Burton Hatlen died at the age of 71 this weekend in Bangor. Burt was the head of the UMaine Orono English Department for many years, including when I attended. Burt Hatlen brought a spunk, gravitas and monumentousness to UMaine that told even dumbass undergrads like me that I was going to school in a special place where lots of big stuff was happening and I was not just breaking rock at a loser place. But at the same time, Burt was completely approachable and the antonym of pompous and aloof. I miss him.
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