Thomas L. Vaultonburg

Poet

Rockford, IL
Illinois US
Email: 
[email protected]
Website: 
www.wolftwin.com
Twitter/X: 
@https://x.com/OutsiderPoetry

Author's Bio

Thomas L. Vaultonburg lives in Rockford, Illinois. His poetry and haiku have appeared in more than 250 literary journals and publications, including Exquisite Corpse, Bogg, Red Cedar Review, Presence, Acorn, Modern Haiku, The Heron's Nest, Mayfly, and Chiron Review. He founded Zombie Logic Press in 1997 and is co-founder of Wolf Twin Books with his partner Tre. His books include Vanished Roads, Tea With the Tigress, Flesh Wounds, Submerged Structure, and Moonscape.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Haiku For Soulmates (Literary Revelations, 2026)
,
Haiku Society of America Anthology (Haiku Society of America, 2026)
,
The Rockford Anthology (Belt Publishing, 2025)
,
Thus Spake the Corpse (Godine, 2000)
,
Empty Calories (Press of the Third Mind, 1995)
Books:
Small Songs For Weary Travelers (Wolf Twin Books, 2023)
,
Tea With The Tigress: Poems 2010-2020 (Wolf Twin Books, 2023)
,
Moonscape: Haiku Phase I (Wolf Twin Books, 2022)
,
Submerged Structure (Zombie Logic Press, 2012)
,
Flesh Wounds (Zombie Logic Press, 2011)
,
Detached Retinas (Zombie Logic Press, 1997)
,
Concave Buddha (Press of the Third Mind, 1990)
Chapbook:
Demented Childrens Story Hour (New Sins Press, 1992)
Journals:
5-7-5 Haiku Journal
,
Abbey Magazine
,
Acorn
,
Atom Mind
,
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal
,
Axe Factory Review
,
Black Bear Review
,
Black Buzzard Review
,
Black Moon
,
Bogg
,
bottle rockets
,
Café Review
,
Caliban
,
Chiron Review
,
Chrysanthemum
,
Cicada's Cry
,
Cokefish
,
Dancing Shadow Review
,
Drifting Sands
,
Eratica
,
Ethereal Dances
,
Exquisite Corpse
,
First Frost
,
Folk Ku
,
Fox Cry Review
,
Gargoyle Magazine
,
Haiku Dialogue
,
Haiku Shack Magazine
,
Haikuniverse
,
Hedgerow: A Journal of Small Poems
,
Heron's Nest
,
Higginsville Reader
,
Impetus
,
Karamu
,
Kokako
,
Lilliput Review
,
Lost & Found Times
,
Lothlorien Poetry Journal
,
Mainichi
,
Mayfly
,
Minotaur
,
Modern Haiku
,
Mudfish
,
Onionhead
,
Pan Haiku Review
,
Paper Radio
,
Pearl Magazine
,
Poet's Attic
,
Poetry Pea
,
Presence
,
Prune Juice: Journal of Senryu and Kyoka
,
Red Cedar Review
,
Riverrun
,
Rockford Review
,
San Fernando Poetry Journal
,
seashores
,
Shadow Pond Journal
,
Shattered Wig
,
Shockbox
,
Slipstream
,
Sulphur River Literary Review
,
The Plastic Tower
,
Tight
,
Trestle Creek Review
,
tsuri-doro
,
Wales Haiku Journal

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Robert Creeley, Mary Oliver, Gary Snyder, Basho.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Homelessness, Mental Health
Born in: 
Rockford, IL
Illinois
Raised in: 
Rockford, IL
Illinois
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Last update: Jun 12, 2026