Thomas Anthony was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up on Long Island. At the age of eleven his family relocated to Pomona, California for a year. After a brief time back in NY the family finally settled in Montgomery County, North Carolina in 1970. Anthony would attend West Montgomery High School and Pfeiffer College. It was here his passion for writing was born. After having some success with writing both in high school and college, he taught high school math and science for four years. He received a Master's degree in mathematics from Appalachian State University in 1986 and then worked extensively in the computer industry for fifteen years, abandoning both writing and teaching. He began to study with the Intentional Living Institute in 1995 and subsequently reclaimed his passion for writing. Since then he has published the following books of poetry: Release of Dreams and Reality (1997), Grandma called Him Tom (2000), Release of Dreams and Reality (2000), Golden Nuggets (2001), RocksCrashingintotheSea (2002),  Messages in Bottles (2003), Lost Love Letters (2004), Transformations through the Storm (2006) and Garden of the Heart (2006). He is currently an instructor of mathematics at Central Piedmont Community College.