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, May 26, 2011

Death of a Mother




Books: Meghan O’Rourke, The Long Goodbye: A Memoir; Once: Poems

In 2011, Meghan O’Rourke published two books about her mother’s last year of dying from cancer and Meghan’s first years of grief.

They are honest. They are unflinching. They blend emotions and stories of her mother with research and theories from psychology about the grieving process.


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