Around the World in 30 Poems

Thirty poems. Five continents. A journey painted in oil and verse.

Around the World in 30 Poems is an invitation to travel across five continents through the language of poetry and painting.

Each stop along the journey—from Italy to Japan, from Mexico to Australia, from Egypt to the Congo—pairs carefully selected verses with Alicia Aradilla’s distinctive artistic vision. Her oil paintings reinterpret landscapes through colour, gesture and atmosphere, surprising the viewer with the vast diversity of our planet.

The book brings together classical and traditional poetry alongside modern voices, reflecting how different cultures perceive landscape, emotion and daily life. Across time and geography, brushstroke and poetic voice merge to create a singular portrait of each place—not merely as territory, but as sensibility.

At a time when travel risks becoming consumption, these pages remind us of the value of attentive presence: of slowing down, observing deeply and allowing ourselves to be moved by beauty.

With oils of striking chromatic depth, Alicia Aradilla creates a luminous dialogue between poetry and place, transforming each landscape into an emotional experience.