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 16, 2010

The Geography of Grief





My friend John, who was struggling with the death of his wife, said grief had become the landscape of his religion.

He’s right. With the death of a loved one, the landscape around us completely changes. Even the sunlight looks different when we walk outside. It seems muted, and the colors of the world have shifted to darker tones.


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