Thom Swain

Preoccupied with drawing, painting in oils, astronomy, mathematics, and playing piano since a young boy, Thom Swain (aka Zao) has served as both a home care and hospice caregiver to elders for nearly 50 years.

 

With his firsthand experience side by side in the cycles of living and dying, he has always been powerfully inspired by the unassailable potential of the human spirit.In this poetry anthology (all extracted from the larger prose work Forever New),

 

Thom expresses both the pain of loss and the joyful triumph of human willpower as life delivers both its 'worst and best.' Ultimately, his message is one of Joy, Transcendence, and Trust in Creation, and most especially Trust in the Creator of All.