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.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Desert



When someone close to you dies, you begin to walk among the dead. My essay at Open to Hope.

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Desert                 


A dry, desolate land of rocks and sand.
Beyond the outskirts of civilization.

I rise with the sun, even though I haven’t slept,
go to bed when I can’t stay awake,
eat when I have to.



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