Oct 16, 2019
We couldn’t think of a better person to kick off our first season of interviews than South Florida based Afro-Dominican freelance writer and poet Topacio Marrero.
Marrero, whose writing has been featured
in places like Blavity,
HuffPost, and Ain't I Latina, brings the gift
of mindfulness, conscious, and authentic transformation into the
lives of those who attend her workshops and/or speaking
engagements. Born and raised in Washington Heights, her
writing focuses on her journey both as a parent and an
Afro-Latina, exploring not only culture and identity, but also how
communities can recognize and achieve their full
potential.
We sat down to talk with Topacio ahead of the mid-October
publication of her first book of poetry to about her
childhood, Domincana-Haitian relations, and the
challenges of raising a bilingual,
tricultural daughter in a place like Miami. We also asked
her to pay it forward and suggest someone who might not be well
known, but who she thought listeners should
check out.
It’s a conversation rich with insights and thoughts to continue to explore as our first season rolls on.