Debut poetry collection ‘days five’ by dr. sarita sharma is a re telling of human lives in verse. the poems echo love, loss, living, ageing, connections, betrayals, the trauma of an abusive childhood and everything humane through myriad imagery and varied voices. from an old person meaninglessly rocking his chair to a woman desperately looking for a place in a crowded city to call her own, the poems cover them all. there is a breath of fresh air in the poems which are at times narrative, at times soliloquy and at times free flowing nostalgia. the poet crafts them in a master weave, creating patterns which reveal the mysteries of life in subtle nuances. dr. sharma, phd, is an academician, writer, translator and editor. she mostly writes in english and translates from other languages to english. she moves around conducting workshops on creative writing, communication skills, body image and language skills. she has presented as resource person both in various national and international platforms. she is also a tedx speaker. sarita has ‘of myriad voices’ (collection of short stories in english); ‘damphu - the rhythms of life’ (translated from assamese to english); ‘rendezvous of words’ (edited collection of english poems from saarc countries); ‘success mantra - decoding philosophy to a purposeful life’ (edited); ‘poets and poetry - spaces within and without’ (edited); ‘dynamics of poetry - the said and the unsaid’ (edited); ‘swades - my motherland’ (translated from nepali to english) to her credit. ‘barluit - of homeness’ (english novel) is her upcoming work.