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, July 12, 2010

Grief Lesson From the World Cup


June 23

The referee in the match between the U.S. and Slovenia blows the call and takes the winning goal away. The team and newspapers back home are furious, and the headlines say so in huge, outraged print. But a U.S. commentator says that this human element is one of the beauties of soccer.


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