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, October 30, 2014

Cairn of Stone


I gather the heavy stones,
stack them in a cairn above your ashes,
for what has died inside,

stack sorrow and anger,
despair, rage alongside the grave
of loneliness, devotion, love.


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2 comments:

  1. JudyMNovember 16, 2014 at 8:59 PM

    Thank you, Mark, for being able to say what I have felt, in such a beautiful way.

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  2. Mark LiebenowNovember 16, 2014 at 9:50 PM

    You're welcome, Judy.

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