Anthologies
Empty Calories (1995)
Publication year: 1995
Publisher: Press of the Third Mind
Format: Anthology
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Bibliographic note: Listed by ecopoetics among publications received. Empty Calories is documented as a 1995 publication of Press of the Third Mind in the ecopoetics archive's list of magazines received. This reference provides independent evidence of the publication's existence and circulation, although additional bibliographic information—including editors, contributors, and publication details—has not yet been located.
Editor: Rachel León
Publication year: 2025
Publisher: Belt Publishing / Arcadia Publishing
Place of publication: Charleston, South Carolina
Language: English
Format: Print book / anthology
ISBN: 978-1-5402-7012-2
Bibliographic status: Anthology of essays, poetry, and photographs exploring the people, neighborhoods, and culture of Rockford, Illinois. Part of Belt Publishing's City Anthology series.
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I contributed the essay "Rock River Times." It was a remembrance of Frank Schier, who founded the independent newspaper The North End Times, which later became The Rock River Times. It is an honor to appear alongside so many writers, artists, and community voices whose work reflects the history, culture, and character of Rockford. The anthology presents the city through essays, poetry, photographs, and personal narratives rather than a single historical perspective, creating a multifaceted portrait of the community.
Editors: Andrei Codrescu and Laura Rosenthal
Publication year: 2000
Publisher: David R. Godine / Black Sparrow Press
Place of publication: Boston, Massachusetts
Language: English
Format: Print book / anthology
ISBN: 978-1574231021 (Volume One: Poetry & Essays)
Bibliographic status: Anthology collecting work originally published in Exquisite Corpse: A Journal of Books & Ideas between 1988 and 1998.
Godine Publishers
My poem "Schizophrenia" was selected for inclusion in Thus Spake the Corpse: An Exquisite Corpse Reader, 1988–1998. The anthology preserves work first published in Exquisite Corpse, one of the most influential independent literary journals of its era, edited by Andrei Codrescu and Laura Rosenthal. The poem originally appeared in Exquisite Corpse before being reprinted in this retrospective anthology. I wrote the poem when I was eighteen and Exquisite Corpse was my first publication credit. I never even knew I was in this anthology until long after it was released.
Editor: Gabriela Marie Milton
Publication year: 2026
Publisher: Literary Revelations Publishing House
Language: English
Format: Print book / anthology
Bibliographic status: International anthology of contemporary haiku featuring more than 200 contributors from around the world.
My haiku were selected for inclusion in Haiku for Soulmates, an international anthology edited by Gabriela Marie Milton and published by Literary Revelations Publishing House. The collection brings together the work of more than 200 contemporary haiku poets from around the world, celebrating connection, companionship, and the many ways the haiku form can express human relationships. The anthology became a #1 Amazon bestseller in multiple countries shortly after publication.
Editors: J.P. Rindfleisch IX and Jenna Goldsmith
Publication year: 2024
Publisher: 9th Publishing & Associates
Place of publication: Rockford, Illinois
Language: English
Format: Print book / anthology
ISBN: 978-1-958924-16-7 (paperback) · 978-1-958924-15-0 (ebook)
Bibliographic status: Anthology featuring poetry, essays, and short stories by fourteen Rockford-area writers exploring the theme of personal and community transformation.
I contributed "Five Scenes From an Undeclared Race War" to Revolution: A Rockford Area Writers Anthology. The collection brings together the work of fourteen writers from the Rockford area, spanning poetry, essays, and fiction while reflecting the voices and experiences of the region's literary community. Edited by J.P. Rindfleisch IX and Jenna Goldsmith, the anthology celebrates the diversity and creative energy of contemporary Rockford writing.
Detonation of the Voice (1993)
Editor: Susan M, Jenssen
Publication year: 1993
Publisher: 98 Union Press
Place of publication: Brewer, Maine
Language: English
Format: Print book / anthology
Bibliographic status: My poem "Psychotic Art Gallery" appears on page 64 of this anthology.
Snakeskin (1991)
Editor: Angi Lowry
Publication year: 1991
Publisher: Anaconda Press
Place of publication: Chicago, Illinois
Language: English
Format: Print book / anthology
Bibliographic status: Snakeskin is a literary anthology edited by Angi Lowry and published by Anaconda Press in Chicago in 1991. The anthology includes work by numerous small-press poets of the period, including Kent Taylor, whose poem "Offering" appears in the volume. My poem "The Fear Underground" appears on an unnumbered page of this anthology. Robert Peters and Todd Moore are also included.
Editor: Gail Lynn
Publication year: 2026
Publisher: Micromance Magazine Press (or update if the copyright page lists a different publisher)
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Language: English
Format: Print book / literary anthology
ASIN: B0H9HG93NS
Bibliographic status: Debut issue of The Haikuist, an international haiku anthology featuring contemporary poets from around the world. Reached #1 New Release in both Haiku and Poetry Anthologies on Amazon U.S., and achieved #1 Best Seller rankings in Canada and Australia.
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Thomas L. Vaultonburg appears on page 140. His contribution includes the haiku:
rain-split afternoon—
beneath two black umbrellas
a fox bride passes
This poem was accepted after editorial revision requested by Gail Lynn during the submission process in May 2026.
Editor: Patricia McGuire
Contributing editors/readers: m shane pruett and Robert Horrobin
Proofreader: Richard Tice
Publication year: 2026
Publisher: Poetry Pea Press
Language: English
Format: Print book / haibun anthology
Print length: 60 pages
ISBN-13: 979-8187831456
ASIN: B0HF8TC1DT
Dimensions: 6 x 0.15 x 9 inches
Publication date: August 14, 2026
Bibliographic status: Volume 3 of Tendrils, Poetry Pea’s international anthology/journal of contemporary haibun. The collection features selected haibun by poets from around the world, combining prose and haiku in work centered on nature, memory, travel, family, grief, joy, and moments of quiet revelation.
Poetry Pea Press / Poetry Pea
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Thomas L. Vaultonburg contributes two haibun:
“Clearing”
in the clearing
dharma becomes
dragonflies
“The Ridge”
from the ridgeline
a howl and its echo—
never quite apart
Both haibun were accepted in May 2026 following Vaultonburg’s April submission to Poetry Pea’s dedicated Tendrils haibun call.
The work for this volume was selected by Patricia McGuire, m shane pruett, and Robert Horrobin. McGuire described the issue as intentionally selective, emphasizing quality over quantity, while proofreader Richard Tice characterized it as the strongest volume of Tendrils to date.