We’re looking forward to introducing you to Maricela Ramirez Loaeza. Check out our conversation below.
Good morning Maricela, we’re so happy to have you here with us and we’d love to explore your story and how you think about life and legacy and so much more. So let’s start with a question we often ask: When have you felt most loved—and did you believe you deserved it?
I remember I had turned five years old and my town had started registering first-grade elementary school students. Since there were no kindergarten classes, I didn’t qualify for elementary school. Eager to go to school, I asked my mother to register me. My mother calmly told me that I wouldn’t have to attend school until the following year, when I would turn six. I began to cry until my father arrived and asked the reason for my crying. My mother explained my desire to go to school. My father then took me in his arms, brought me up to his face, and said, “Do you really want to go to school?”
I replied, “Of course.”
Then he whispered, “Well, then I’ll take you to enroll.”
He set me down, grabbed my hand and said, “Let’s go.”
It’s a very beautiful memory. I felt so important, eager to soak up the knowledge and enjoy my dad’s affection. When we arrived at the school office, my Dad told the receptionist he had a new student with him. I immediately felt so important. I saw my dad as a giant and that nothing bad could happen to me if he was by my side. I felt so loved, more than anyone else in the world.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Maricela Ramírez Loaeza is a Mexican writer born in the state of Guerrero. Some of her bilingual poetry collections that have found an audience in the United States include: Poems for Love, (poemas por amor) Search for Love, (Búsqueda de amor) Sowing Illusions, (Sembrando ilusiones) Sonnet Concert, (Concierto de Sonetos) Little Fish Color Me, (Pececito coloréame) The Cat and a Shoe, (El gato y un zapato) Flower of Mexico, (Flor de México) Mommy, How Much Do You Love Me. (Mami, ¿cuánto me amas?) Her works of published fiction include: How to Build a Mountain, (Cómo hacer una montaña) My Memories, My Stories, (Mis memorias, mis cuentos) The Chocolate Princess, (La princesa de chocolate) and The Secrets of the Marías, (Los secretos de las Marías). Her desire to support other Latinx authors led her to compile three anthologies: Writers of America 2021, (Escritores de América) (bilingual), and Mexican Poets, (Poetas mexicanos). She is head of the Arymex International Literary Circle, where she serves as director and editor. Her complete works are available on Amazon.
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
I was a girl who dreamt and asked a lot of questions. I was always interested in what was beyond what I could see, beyond the next mountain.
When you were sad or scared as a child, what helped?
When I was a girl and the adults would tell scary stories, I would begin to tell my own stories in my head. I called it “being there and not being there”. Some of these stories I later made into books, like “The Cat and One Shoe.”
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. Whom do you admire for their character, not their power?
I admire all my children for their unique differences.
My son, Albert, has a sixth sense for learning something new.
My son, Cesar, is always willing to help.
My daughter, Ariana, has a noble and compassionate soul.
Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. When do you feel most at peace?
I’m most at peace when I think of my family and how accomplished they are in their own goals, including myself.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.poetamaricela.com
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LoaezaMR/videos
- Other: Blog: https://maricelaramirezloaeza.blogspot.com/
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