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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

the blackbird pulls another morning out of the mud #haiku #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

the old beekeeper opens his coat— a meadow in bloom #hauku #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

equinox— a fox carries the sunset under the hill #haiku #poetry

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𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 @wolftwin.com · 24/09/2026

The #WolfTwinReview bids adieu to summer with the bold haikai stylings of Jerome Berglund. Let's explore the artistic process of a writer's journey through #haiku, senryu, and haiga. For those who seek expert publishing advice, our interview also hits the mark. 🎯 #PoetryCommunity ✍

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Jerome Berglund Interview

Introducing our Summer featured poet Jerome Berglund: a haikai poet, photographer, night watchman, and assembler of heart valves.

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

thunderhead— the mountain opens one stone eyelid #haiku #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

the last ferry— a passenger made entirely of rain #haiku #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

alder swamp— the heron wearing the river’s bones #haiku #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Been working on hometown shows a lot lately but I'm still trying to come up with something for Bluesky every day. #haiku #poetry #sculpture

Promotional image for SECOND NATURE. Three small salvaged-metal sculptures—a frog, turtle and long-tailed salamander—sit on a steel worktable. White text announces salvaged-metal sculpture by Michael Zant with haiku by Tré and Thomas L. Vaultonburg, October 2–3, 2026, at Rockford Art Deli during Fall ArtScene. The exhibition benefits Wild Roots. https://www.gorockford.com/event/second-nature

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

moving the piano— a dead ladybug under middle C #haiku #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

lost button— we spend the whole day finding other things #haiku #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

autumn field— you know which silence belongs to me #haiku #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

moon behind clouds— you walk beside me without needing light #haiku #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

pawpaw season— the road home sweet on our hands #haiku #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

first plum blossom— I almost tell you everything again #haiku #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

One thing that mattered in making Vanished Roads was creating a whole book, not simply a collection of haiku. From Tré’s cover and illustrations to the sequence of the poems, it follows a journey from darkness and loss toward light and renewal. Everything was designed to tell the same story. #books

Cover of Vanished Roads by Thomas L. Vaultonburg, illustrated by Tré. A towering gray-blue tree frames a luminous path leading through a dark forest toward an opening in the distance. Blue leaves drift across the foreground. The cover is accompanied by Michael Dylan Welch’s praise: “Well-designed haiku collection by a poet who was mostly new to me. Enjoyable patience.”

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“These poems have a muscular simplicity without sacrificing depth.” “They are accessible without becoming simple, sophisticated without becoming complicated.” “There is a weight that the artist refuses to succumb to, a tempered joy.” -Pippa Phillips www.wolftwin.com/product-page... #books

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VANISHED ROADS | Wolftwin

In the aftermath of personal upheaval, pandemic isolation, and profound change, Thomas L. Vaultonburg turned to haiku and Soto Zen as a way of navigating a world that had suddenly become much smaller....

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Here’s the first glimpse of SECOND NATURE, our Fall ArtScene collaboration at Rockford Art Deli. Michael Zant’s salvaged metal animal sculptures meet my Prairie Zen haiku. A benefit for Wild Roots. Discarded metal. Wild lives. Second chances. Oct. 2–3, Rockford. #haiku #sculpture

Salvaged-metal animal sculpture by Rockford artist Michael Zant, created from reclaimed and repurposed metal parts. The sculpture is part of SECOND NATURE, a Fall ArtScene exhibition at Rockford Art Deli pairing Zant’s salvaged-metal wildlife sculptures with original Prairie Zen haiku by Rockford poet Thomas L. Vaultonburg. The collaborative exhibition celebrates native animals, creative reuse, and the possibility of finding new life and meaning in discarded materials. SECOND NATURE is a benefit for Wild Roots, a Rockford-area organization that raises awareness of the Illinois Prairie.

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Hike You! Fall Art Scene Rockford the RevHaus. www.artsforeveryone.com/location/rev... #haiku #poetry #photography

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

railroad crossing a tumbleweed made of cassette tape #haiku #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

county fair a little boy explains Saturn to his mom #haiku #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

September rain— a hubcap holding one yellow leaf #haiku #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

last warm day— an old dog sleeping through the squirrels #haik #poetry

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Magedah Shabo @magedah.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I stop to rest my back against a tamarack whose hatchet scar matches mine #TankaThursday #tanka #TankaPoem #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

"What Vaultonburg can do with merely four words is impressive and enviable! Vaultonburg’s best efforts can comfortably rest alongside those of other haiku masters, such as Basho and Issa." -Conrad Sienkiewicz Get Vanished Roads from Wolf Twin Books www.wolftwin.com/product-page... #books

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Conrad Sienkiewicz @unclecon.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

VANISHED ROADS is a powerful collection of haiku by Thomas L. Vaultonburg - I highly recommend it! In his world, coyotes deliver sermons, and buckets carry stars. Go lose yourself on these vanished roads! Learn more at www.wolftwin.com

A gray bearded bald man gives a THUMBS UP to VANISHED ROADS, a book.of haiku by Thomas Vaultonburg.

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I'm honored to have a haiku included in Sakura Fubuki: PJCA's First International Multilingual Haiku Anthology with my favorite haikuist Blue Ridge Tré. Also, it's Vanished Roads Sunday www.wolftwin.com/product-page... #haiku #books #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I'd like to offer a complimentary copy of Vanished Roads to anyone willing to write a public forward review, positive or negative, here, on social media, blog, or anywhere else you are able to post it. Send me a DM with address if you're interested and willing to post a review publicly.

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I was in Milwaukee yesterday and totally missed this. Wow, this really chokes me up. Thank you so much, Mark. One of the best things you can receive as a writer isn't praise, but feeling the reader really "got it."

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

If you want to support Wild Roots Nature Center, who's mission is to educate about and restore the prairie, $10 dollars of each sale of my book Vanished Roads at Rockford Art Deli goes to restoration of the Prairie. #haiku #poetry #books

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Vanished Roads

$10 from each book will be donated to Wild Roots Nature Center In the aftermath of personal upheaval, pandemic isolation, and profound change, Thomas L. Vaultonburg turned to haiku and Soto Zen as a w...

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

"Reading Vanished Roads has left me with the sense that there is still more to discover and say 'yes' to, both in haiku and in the world around us." -Magedah Shabo "The collection is observant, humane, quietly humorous and emotionally intelligent." -Sean Wright www.wolftwin.com/product-page...

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

On Wednesday nights the haiku world gets a gift from Sean Wright.

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Magedah Shabo @magedah.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku #senryu stratus nebulosus a grey field without sheep

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I wrote this last year. The smoke from the wildfire in Canada is twice as thick this year in Northern Illinois. Canadian smoke— my city wears its ghost clothes #haiku #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

"The collection is observant, humane, quietly humorous and emotionally intelligent." I'm deeply grateful to Sean Wright for this generous and thoughtful review of Vanished Roads. It's a gift to have someone read the book with such care. #haiku #poetry

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Trying some new stuff. abandoned platform— the arriving train rewilds #haiku #poetry

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Magedah Shabo @magedah.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

#DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku #senryu meadow sage suggesting I say less

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