Praise for The Porcelain World
The Porcelain World charts a lifelong aftermath of a fiercely vulnerable
childhood, generational trauma and how one can create, as well as reclaim
their identity. With lyrical clarity, the poet navigates a world of domestic
silences and expectations, where he “never learned the mother-tongue/
of want, of ask, of get”. Using the lens of a Nikon camera and his poetic
eye, Aibel shares the language of photographs, scenes that are “a memory/
ownerless”, while mapping the quiet spaces between grief and healing.
This collection is a stunning testament to what we lose, what we keep,
and how we endure.
—Alexis Ivy, author of Taking the Homeless Census
About the Author
Jonathan B. Aibel is a recovering software engineer, He grew up in
Westport, CT, but now lives in Concord, MA where traditionally
the Nipmuc, Pawtucket, Agawam and Massachusett people met. He
shares his life with his wife and son, in a house ruled by two cats. He
is a member of the PoemWorks community and the New England
Poetry Club. He is an alumnus of the Colrain Manuscript conference.
This is his first book. Learn more at www.jbaibelpoet.com