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.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Lost in Death





If we don’t believe that the people who love us continue to look out for us when they die, guiding our actions and thoughts in some way, then what of them remains with us? 

We’ve all known people who were so wise, compassionate, encouraging, and talented that we scarcely believe they could exist. When they died, we mourned not just our own loss, but also their loss in a world that continued to need their influence.

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