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 Kimmerer Robin Wall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kimmerer Robin Wall. Show all posts

Sunday, April 5, 2020

Living in a Time of Covid


We are anxious and fearful because we don’t know how the coronavirus will affect us or change our world. The normal pattern of our life has been disrupted, and we don’t know for how long. We feel unprepared to deal with something as large as this, and we’re tired, angry, and scared. 

 

We know that people are getting sick from the virus, and some are dying, and they are having to die alone because loved ones aren’t allowed to be with them to offer comfort. We worry about our health care workers who are putting their lives on the line to take care of the sick, working extra shifts until they're exhausted, and doing so without adequate protection.

 

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Connected by Threads

Because our lives are filled with goals, deadlines, and responsibilities, we often treat objects like objects. We don’t pay attention to their origins, nor do we honor them for the life they share with us. We also do not treat animals with kindness, respect them for their labor, or honor them for their friendship.

In Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer, of the Potawatomi Nation, urges us to respect everything that created.