Robert Piazza

Robert (Rob) Piazza is an American poet and classical guitarist. He earned an MFA in Creative Writing at Fairfield University and a BA in music from Boston College, and studied at Middlebury's Bread Loaf School of English. He currently serves as Poet Laureate of Litchfield, Connecticut. His debut collection, Distilled Spirits: Coffee & Recovery, a book of villanelles on addiction and recovery, was published by Cathexis Northwest Press in 2026. His full-length manuscript Another Revolution was a finalist for the 2025 Fairfield Book Prize. His poems have appeared in several literary journals, including The Northeast Coast, where he is listed as a contributor.