Leslie Crowley Srajek
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Engineering Administrator/Instructor |
| Location | Urbana, Illinois, United States |
| Introduction | Born in Irvington, NY, grew up in northern NJ. Majored in English at Villanova, got an MA in English from Temple, got a Ph.D. in English from UIUC, and now I work with engineers, which I love. 3 young children, 1 husband, also persuing a certification in Poetry Therapy. |
| Interests | writing, reading, teaching and learning, poetry therapy, cooking and eating really good food, yoga, photography, the experience of illness, travelling, nature, crosswords, other people's stories, the human condition. |
| Favorite movies | Indiscreet (Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman), smart thrillers, smart romantic comedies, WordPlay, On a Clear Day, historical pieces, early Kate Hepburn, absolutely anything with James Stewart, Audrey Hepburn. |
| Favorite music | All music. I love Carrie Newcomer, Jane Siberry, Gillian Welch, Reindeer Section, Sonia Dada, Allison Krauss, Lyle Lovett, the Peas, KT Tunstall, smart hip-hop, Gregorian chants...anything that speaks the truth, makes my heart wake up, feeds my soul. |
| Favorite books | Really, anything interesting...Rachel Naomi Remen, Anne Lamott, all good poetry, esp. Rumi, Mary Oliver, Neruda, Garrison Keillor's intro to Good Poetry for Hard Times, any smart historical mystery. |