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, March 26, 2015

Saudade


Tonight, from 5-6 p.m. CT, I will be interviewed by Rev. Chaz Wesley on his radio show “From Grief to Grace” on Unity Radio at www.unityonlineradio.org. We will talk about my journey through grief, my grief blog and essays, and about such things as the chaos that death brings. I will also read some of my writings.

If you’re unable to tune in at that time, you can link up afterward and listen to a podcast of our conversation at www.unityonlineradio.org/fromgrieftograce



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2 comments:

  1. What a perfect word. The only thing that is slightly helping me cope right now, is believing, that I WILL see my love again. If I am granted a long life, it will seem like an eternity to me, while I am hoping from his perspective it's the blink of an eye. This necessity to believe, is not from personal experience (yet), but from so many personal and written stories shared. Either there are a ton of delusional people and pathological liars sharing their stories, or it is true. (Not meant to be advice or lecture, just sharing thoughts) Obviously, suadade remains, no matter what we hope or believe for the future.

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  2. Isn't it! Someone in my Refuge in Grief community knew of it. I think they celebrate a national Saudade day in Brazil on January 30th.

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