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, January 7, 2016

Re-Imagining Grief

My new essay, published today by Open to Hope.

We are taught how to grieve by our families, or we are taught how to cover death up.

Re-Imagining Grief: When Family and Culture Offer Little Help. http://www.opentohope.com/re-imagining-grief-when-family-and-culture-offer-no-help/




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