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.

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Grief's Heart

Whidbey Island 2

My heart is a wooden room, an open octagon with cushions on the oak floors. It is rooted in the earth and rises from it. It is connected to the ocean in front and to the mountains behind. It is organic and breathes. Love lives here in the midst of sorrow.

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