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.

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Giving Life: Organ Donation

A year after my wife died and I donated her organs, I gathered with other donor families from around the Bay Area to give thanks and celebrate the gift of life.

You can read my short essay “Out of Death, Something” at

http://themanifeststation.net/2015/11/22/out-of-death-something/


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  1. SK ReidNovember 22, 2015 at 6:01 PM

    Very moving, Mark. One can't imagine. I can't imagine. Such a brave and courageous thing to do, on so many levels.

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  2. Mark LiebenowNovember 22, 2015 at 6:41 PM

    Thank you, Sasha.

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