Light Boxes (Jones)

In the tradition of Brautigan's nature-writing, nature is taken as-is and writing is constructed from the framework of nature being, and not nature as a fetish. The common conceit of nature writing is that of the detached observer, documenting Eden. Not so in this tradition. Nature and the "artificial" are not seperated, which allows for a storytelling of whole integration between all aspects of the world enclosed. The poetic value of this foundation cannot be understated.

 The text of the book itself is a short poetic journey of revolt against the stagnating death brought about by winter. The spring's emergence against the blanket of snow is narrated in dramatic form by the active struggles against frost in the text.

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