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.

Showing posts with label Grief Dinners. Show all posts
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Grief Dinners


What if you threw a potluck dinner for friends, and everyone who came was grieving? Cool, right! Well, cool if you had lost someone, because finally you would have people to talk to who understood.

An organization called “The Dinner Party” invites people who are grieving to potluck dinners. Gatherings have been hosted in cities across the country, and currently there are gatherings in more than 60 cities, with a few smaller towns in the mix.

            This is not grief therapy; it’s grief support.