Kristiana Reed is an English teacher and writer. She mainly writes and shares poetry on this blog, however, it is also a home for her book reviews, prose and Dee Diary posts.
Reed has written since she can remember; beginning with a selection of short stories about a dog and a cat with superpowers, written for her younger brother. Poetry has always been her first love but she is attempting to slowly write a novel. The novel in progress is called Dee and is a fictional exploration of living with depression, as if depression were a person. The Dee Diaries series on this blog documents her experience writing and her own personal experience with depression and anxiety.
Reed is also an avid reader and reviewer. She reviews for Reedsy Discovery, Amazon Vine and accepts individual requests (please see her contact information if you wish to request a review).
Reed has released two poetry collections, Between the Trees and Flowers on the Wall, with the latter being her most recent. Both are available to buy below:
Flowers on the Wall: Amazon UK/ Amazon US
Between the Trees: Amazon UK / Amazon US
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Kristiana Reed has had poems published in the books/journals below:
Swear to Me – Nicholas Gagnier
FVR: The Collection – Nicholas Gagnier
All The Lonely people – Nicholas Gagnier
We Will Not Be Silenced – Christine Ray, Kindra M. Austin, Candice Daquin, Rachel Finch
MAELSTROM Zine – The Feminist Issue
flight – Nightingale and Sparrow
Found your blog through the link on “House of Heart”…. Really glad I decided to visit 🙂
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Thank you very much ☺️
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My pleasure! xx
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It’s really great to meet you! Thank you for following my blog. Hoping we can share some good writing pretty soon!
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Your poems touched me a lot. Thank you so much for writing them x
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Thank you for your kindness, I am so pleased they have moved you x
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You have a lovely blog! And I’m quite intrigued that you’re writing about Depression as a person, “Dee”–since I battle it/her. I’d be interested in reading your completed book.
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Thank you!
In regards to the completed book, it may be many years aha 🤦♀️
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Oh well–it’s bound to be good!
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Hi Kristiana!
Enjoying your recent posts, reminded me to just mention:
I’ve listed you as a Blogstar in my latest piece (“Better Days”).
(Thought perhaps I ought to let you know.)
Best wishes from Ken 🌞
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Thank you Ken!
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Hi to Dee when you next see her. Hope she’s doing well.
And you, of course. 🙂
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