Anju Mariya Babu V is a postgraduate in English Literature from Irinjalakuda in the state of Kerala, India. A passionate seeker of literature, Anju has completed her MA from Christ College Irinjalakuda and  her BA from St Joseph's College, Irinjalakuda. To her, poetry is the medium to outpour her innermost feelings and thoughts for, she believes in the magical power of words. She started writing poems in her early twenties. When she experienced unexpected twists and turns in her life, overwhelmed by the tragic outflows, she started to pen down her sorrows and began to express her thoughts and feelings in and through poetry. Thus, she rendered her bleak life experiences into words. In Early Mourning, she attempts to unravel the raw emotions and experiences of life. About this volume, she says, "These are the poems / From the days of yore. / Before it could get settled / I collected them / And rendered into words".