Hope for what? I don’t know. Maybe hope that humanity will always survive civilization.

— Richard Hugo (1923–1982), Dichter und Hochschullehrer

Source: The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing (über goodreads, Wortlaut nicht gegengeprüft)

Topics: Hope & Confidence, Wisdom & Understanding, Time & Transience

Richard Hugo

Richard Hugo (1923–1982) war ein US-amerikanischer Dichter und Hochschullehrer, der an der University of Montana lehrte. Sein literarisches Werk ist geprägt von der Auseinandersetzung mit menschlicher Verlorenheit, persönlichen Krisen und den melancholischen Landschaften des pazifischen Nordwestens. Für Bibelleser bieten seine Texte über Schmerz und die Würde des unvollkommenen Lebens existenzielle Anknüpfungspunkte zum Nachdenken über Trost und Resilienz.

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