Who I am.

I write about the landscape of grief, nature, and the wisdom of fools. The author of four books, my essays, poems, and reviews have been published in over 50 journals, including in the Huffington Post and Colorado Review. I’ve won the River Teeth Nonfiction Book Award, the Chautauqua and Literal Latte’s essay prizes, and my work has been nominated for four Pushcart Prizes and named a notable by Best American Essays. My account of hiking in Yosemite to deal with my wife’s death, Mountains of Light, was published by the University of Nebraska Press. http://www.markliebenow.com.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Proust and Grief's Memory



Marcel Proust said memory is a process, not a repository. 

In the days after Evelyn’s death, an avalanche of memories filled the house. A slideshow of our life together played continuously on the wall, but out of sequence. It was an Evelyn and grief marathon, 24 hours a day.


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