Interview With Author Rafael Marín Gómez
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 17, 1977. I hold a degree in audiovisual communication from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas, and two master’s degrees in communication management in Venezuela and Barcelona, Spain. I’ve spent the last 18 years developing my professional career as a marketing and communications leader in multinational companies. I am a polyglot and I speak fluent Spanish, English, Catalan and French (the latter in the learning phase). I’m a descendant of Spanish immigrants, and in 2010 I decided to go to meet my roots and moved to Barcelona, and in 2020 I moved to Madrid, where I have lived ever since with my wife and three cats. In 2023 I won the audience award of the international poetry festival La Estación del Arte for my poem “Horizonte”, in an event held in Milan, Italy, and I published my poetry book Sondetí the same year. I am a poet by vocation, as well as a short story writer, musician composer, animalist, tireless traveler, dream maker, photographer and actor.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My first -and so far latest- book is a poetry book entitled Sondetí. Every love story has three parts: the magic of the encounter, the pain of losing it, and the hope of regaining it. Sondetí is the story of universal love that testifies that one can only become truly free through love. It was inspired in a true love story I lived when I was a teenager.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to listen music when I write. For me, the two form of arts are connected.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
In the realm of poetry, I’d say that definitely Mario Benedetti has been my master and inspiration, but also fantasy writers like J.R.R. Tolkien and Michael Ende
What are you working on now?
I’d like to publish more poetry books in the future.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
For the time being I’m focusing on Instagram as a main platform for promotion.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
To listen to themselves and to have the courage to tell what they hear.
What are you reading now?
I’m reading the complete works of Gibrán Jalil Gibrán, Federico García Lorca and Antonio Machado.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Growing as a writer and a poet, and hopefully publish many more poetry books.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Neverending Story
The Lord of the Rings
The Bible
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