Books by Toni Thomas

The idea for this book came about in a lecture about vermicomposting. The speaker was discussing the types of materials used to make bedding for the worms and mentioned that you could use shredded paper. She jokingly said you could feed them your phone bill. Instead of a student claiming the dog ate their homework, now they can claim the worms ate my homework. The joke in a meeting turned into a book idea.

This collection of poems by award winning author Toni Thomas explores the nature of love, challenges of relationship, family, the hopes we carry, things that threaten to fall apart.The poems grapple with expectation, loss, the ability to sustain beauty in an often turbulent world. At the core of the collection is a search for meaning and wholeness.

This fifth collection of poems continues to explore the themes first introduced in ACE RAIDER OF THE UNFATHOMABLE UNIVERSE, which center on the life of a beloved brother Chris as seen through the eyes of his sister. We sense this shy man’s independent spirit, struggles to conform to society’s dictates, and follow him through back breaking jobs, an impossible work ethic, the downward spiral of drugs he wrestles to contain after the sudden death of his passionate mother. While addressing serious issues these poems celebrate life in all its joy, sadness and complexity

This fourth collection of poems explores the life of a beloved brother Chris through the eyes of his sister. We are introduced to his childhood of potential and tension, his passionate mother and disciplinarian father. We learn of the relationship between brother and sister as his years unfold, his hard working life, his understanding of and care for the marginalized, restless impulses, struggle to find personal meaning and dignity. After the sudden death of his mother Chris’s experimenting with drugs results in a battle between his desperate desire to stay clean and in control of his life and the insidious pull of the drug world, as expressed through the anguished gaze of his sister. While addressing serious issues these poems celebrate life in all its joy, sadness and complexity.The companion volume of poetry, Blue Halo, is also available through Annalese Press.