Hi! My name is Riana.
I have lived in Leeds for ten years, spending four years in a city-centre flat and now live near New Farnley. I previously lived in Headingley for three years while I studied music at Leeds College of Music. I love Leeds and I know all the short cuts and back alleys around the town centre.
I have played the guitar for more than twenty years and I also write songs and poetry. I love old classics by the Beatles, and music from early 20th Century. I’m a romantic who loves music with a good melody. In April 2025 I started learning the piano and later bought a secondhand piano off gumtree. Since that time I have exclusively played the piano and “divorced” the guitar.
I am currently doing an MA in creative writing at the University of Leeds. I write poetry and prose and hope to write my first novel in the near future. I am always looking for new writing opportunities, so if you are a musician or a poet and would like me to write an article about you, please get in touch with me via the contact form.
Riana x