Oliva, 2017 -- Poems + Photos

November 13, 2018 9:27 AM

Oliva, 2017 -- Poems + Photos
In late 2017, I moved to Oliva, Spain, a small city on the Mediterranean coast, 70km south of Valencia. I spent 87 days taking photos in the streets and alleys, laneways and boardwalks. Nights, I wrote poems and worked on my first novel, often dining at one of the local bars or restaurants. Here are some of my favorite poems, pictures, and snippets from the trip. (Best viewed NOT on a phone.)

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posted by dobbs (8 comments total)

this is great
posted by durandal at 5:10 PM on November 14, 2018

Thank you, durandal.
posted by dobbs at 6:23 PM on November 16, 2018

Thank you
posted by maya at 11:46 PM on November 28, 2018 [1 favorite]

Absolutely stunning. Thank you.
posted by KleenexMakesaVeryGoodHat at 10:18 AM on November 30, 2018 [1 favorite]

Thank you, Maya and KleenexMakesaVeryGoodHat!

I am travelling right now but plan another page for Venice, California in January.
posted by dobbs at 1:07 PM on December 1, 2018

I love this. Thank you. Are you a web designer or was there a site that helped you to do this?
posted by Prunier at 3:30 PM on December 30, 2018 [1 favorite]

Lovely!
posted by iwritenoise at 4:22 PM on January 8, 2019 [1 favorite]

Thanks, Prunier and iwritenoise.

Prunier, I used to be a web designer in the 90s and early 2000s. This site was made with WordPress but not using anything that made it easy. You could maybe do something similar with Squarespace, though without the fading in/out of text.
posted by dobbs at 10:58 AM on January 10, 2019