Serenade to the Moon

With the publication of his first collection of poetry, "Serenade to the Moon - the poetry book," Esteban Ramirez achieves a true first. With poetry inspired by his neoclassical romantic piano solo compositions from his "Serenade to the Moon" album, Esteban's music leaps into the realm of verbal imagery and artificial intelligence-generated illustrations in the pages of this book, uniquely connecting his creative expression across the mediums of music, poetry, and visual arts. As the book will detail, the illustrations, created by DALL.E 2, are in an impressionist theme configured in partnership with Esteban, poignantly illustrating elements of each poem that are as uncomplicated as the music is in its tenderness and simplicity.

Esteban Ramirez is a neoclassical instrumental pianist/composer and free-verse poet whose vision is to provide people with a unique lens to experience life's different facets by interweaving his neoclassical compositions with immersive poetic storytelling. The youngest of nine children from Mexican immigrant parents, Esteban began piano lessons at the age of 10, soon thereafter evolving into a composer in his own right, and eventually releasing three albums of original music: "Serenade to the Moon," "Welcome Home," and "Fly with Me." Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, his initial introduction to the poetry world occurred in his early teens in a small church on the city's outskirts where he served as the church pianist. It was there that a female member of the congregation would perform spoken word poems, leaving an impression on him that he would later embrace as an adult. Her mindful recitations were fueled with unbridled passion, and it is this emphatic one-person approach that informed his own. It wasn't until he felt the pull to write a companion poetry book to his inaugural album of romantic piano solo music, Serenade to the Moon, that he began to take the craft of poetry more seriously. Ultimately, the 2019 pandemic lockdown served as a major catalyst to bringing his poetry into further maturity, producing a fruitful period of both music and poetry writing. "Serenade to the Moon – the poetry book" is Esteban's first published collection of poetry. In a first of its kind, it interweaves poetry inspired by the author's original music compositions with artificial intelligence-generated illustrations to create a creative and connected expression across the artistic mediums of music, poetry, and art. Romantically lyrical at heart, his writing and musical styles have been influenced by his main muses: Amadeus Mozart, Frédéric Chopin, and Barry Manilow. He tours throughout the United States, showcasing his music and poetry. He is currently working on companion poetry books for his other two albums. Esteban holds dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in International Communications and French from Pacific Union College.