Rob Hardy

I have two poems in this new anthology of writing from Minnesota. Order it from an independent Minnesota bookstore: www.contentbookstore.com/item/aVVViTy...

Volume 5, Issue 1: The Poetry Issue is now live! These fabulous poems pertain to so many genres of music including classical, the blues, hip hop & grunge. Read our Editor’s Issue here:

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Cover Reveal: The Blood of Englishmen — History Through Fiction Unveiling the striking cover of The Blood of Englishmen, designed by Steph Ross! Discover a powerful collection of prize-winning tales that span continents and centuries, exploring resilience, belief,...

History Through Fiction's second short story anthology is now available for pre-order. The anthology includes my story "The Presbyterian Settee," shortlisted in the 2025 HTF Short Story Contest. #HistoricalFiction

CONGRATULATIONS to our latest #PushcartPrize nominees! 🎉 Since 1976, the Best of the Small Presses series is the most honored literary project in America.

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My story "The Presbyterian Settee" has been selected for the short list in History Through Fiction's Short Story Contest.

The ten shortlisted stories "stood out for their strong narrative voice, historical resonance, and emotional depth."

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Glassworks Fall 2025 Issue 31: a publication of Rowan University's Master of Arts in Writing

I have a new poem in the Fall 2025 issue of Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks.bsky.social You can find the entire beautiful issue here: issuu.com/glassworksma... #newpoetry

Issue Thirty-Eight: Fall 2025 Fall has begun to arrive—slowly, and felt more in cool wisps of pre-dawn air than anywhere else. Storms linger offshore and make their afternoon way here less frequently, but the afternoon sky hold…

I have two new poems, "Prompt" and "Easter to Pentecost," in the Fall 2025 issue of Willows Wept Review @willowswept.com You can read about the new issue and find a link here: willowswept.com/2025/09/20/i... #newpoetry

My story "The Presbyterian Settee" was selected for the long list in History Through Fiction's 2025 Short Story Contest. www.historythroughfiction.com/short-story-... #historicalfiction

Metaphor Lesson By Robert Hardy There are three girls in Poetry Club. Tra’niyah, the third grader, walks around the classroom looking at everything through a magnifying glass—the leaves of the plants, the point of…

Throwback Thursday: Here's a short essay about an elementary school poetry workshop that appeared in @riverteeth.bsky.social Beautiful Things in 2017. riverteethjournal.com/beautiful-th...

The first page of an article titled "The Past Has Been a Blank: The dDiary of Thomas Cahill," by Rob Hardy. Two columns of text. at the top of the right column, a photograph of a gray stone grave marker topped with a cross. More headstones stand in the distance. The grass in green and the trees in the background are bare.

My latest piece for Minnesota History is now available online. It's about the 1865-1866 diary of Thomas Cahill, the son of Irish immigrants from Shieldsville, Minnesota. storage.googleapis.com/mnhs-org-sup...

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ICYMI today's story is Poem by Rob Hardy, a marvellous #shortstory about #censorship, suppression and #language. Please follow the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/08/01/p...