Susan Stenson
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consulting |
| Occupation | Bodytalk Practitioner, Intuitive Coach |
| Location | Victoria , BC, Canada |
| Introduction | Susan Stenson was voted most original member of her graduating class in Port Hope, Ontario. She has taught English, Literature and creative writing in the Saanich School District, at St. Micheals University School, and at Waterford Kamhlaba United World College in Swaziland. Her students, both youth and adult, have won national and international writing prizes. Her third book of poetry, Nobody Move, (Sono Nis Press) celebrates life, the light and the dark, with humour, insight and beauty. She has two children, Cole and Yvonne, two step-children, James and Devin and their lovely spouses, Erika and Tina, and Susan has five grandchildren. In 2011, she received a Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Teaching. She is married to the writer, Bill Stenson. Susan opened Bodytalk Holistic Services in 2004. |
| Favorite Movies | Moonstruck The Station Agent French Kiss The Castle |
| Favorite Music | I love K.D. Lang's Hymns of the 49th Parallel. Roseanne Cash, The List. Anything bluesy or baroque. There's not much music I don't like. |
| Favorite Books | Two collections of short stories: Olive Kitteridge and Sex is Red. All poetry by Patrick Lane, Jen Hadfield, Jane Hirshfield, John Lent and poems by my friends. Novels--oooh, loved Saturday by Ian McEwan and all novels by Kent Haruf. |
What will you do with this one precious life? Mary Oliver