Poetry for a Troubled Age In Love, Thunder and Light, Volume One, the author describes the beauty and evil of our world with equal fervour. Fluent in five languages and steeped in both Western and Asian cultures, Varzi draws on his vast experience to examine the human psyche that drives us to perform acts of both kindness and terror. But his main goal is to provide comfort and optimism to those seeking to cope with the stress of daily life, thus the three sections constitute a masterpiece of triumph, tragedy and hope.