Leslie Crowley Srajek

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About me

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.