Jill Saudek was born in Oxford and grew up in Marlow. She studied English at Newnham College, Cambridge and became an English and drama teacher and Head of Sixth Form in a variety ...view moreJill Saudek was born in Oxford and grew up in Marlow. She studied English at Newnham College, Cambridge and became an English and drama teacher and Head of Sixth Form in a variety of secondary schools. She retired in 2009 and now lives with her husband, son, daughter-in-law and three grandchildren in southeast London. Her first book of poetry, Poems from Paintings, was published in the spring of 2020.view less