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Ryan T. Pozzi

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in Fort Madison, IA, The United States

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Ryan T. Pozzi is a writer and essayist whose work interrogates legacy, myth, and reputation, with particular attention to who shapes our understanding of history. His debut, The Mess That Made Them, will be published by Bloomsbury on September 3, 2026. His work has appeared in Rattle, Fjords Review, Broad River Review, and Northern New England Review, among others, and he was a 2025 Best of the Net nominee. Pozzi is represented by Giles Anderson of The Anderson Literary Agency and is at work on several nonfiction projects that bridge personal narrative with cultural criticism, examining how art and history continue to shape our present. Find him at ryantpozzi.com or on social media @ryantpozzi.

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The Mess That Made Them: How History's Greatest Artists Failed, Floundered, and Made Something Brilliant Anyway

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This I Don’t Believe: A Fulfilling Life without Meaning

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