If you are really strange you are always in enemy territory, and your constant concern is survival.

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

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Topics: Loneliness & Abandonment, Meaning & Identity, Courage & Strength

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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