Prose poems that profile the interrelationship of the two central characters, looking deeply into their psyches and thoughts of race, class, and identity. WINNER OF THE 2007 CAVE CANEM POETRY PRIZE.

I. Narrative of the Life of the Brown Boy and the White Man -- Narrative of the Life of the Brown Boy and the White Man -- Brown Boy Dreams His Father Is White and Thin -- Irrational Desire -- Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, and the Brown Boy's Mother -- II. Brown Boy's Family -- Brown Boy's Black Father Loses It -- Brown Boy's Mother Is Wearing Green -- Brown Boy, the White Man, and the Snow -- Brown Boy Imagines the White Man's Death -- Koi and Eel Dream -- Serena Williams, Whiteness, and the Act of Writing -- III. Brown Boy's Flesh -- Cruise -- Brown Boy Remembers Mr. Moreau -- Brown Boy Plays a Game -- Brown Boy and the Baby -- IV. Brown Boy's Travels -- Brown Boy Opens His Mouth Underwater -- Joey, The Brown Boy, and Ricky -- Accident -- V. Brown Boy's Final Killing -- Incident and Episode in the Red House -- Brown Boy's Flesh -- Brown Boy's Silence -- Brown Boy's Final Killing -- VI. Brown Boy's Clarity -- Brown Boy Is Looking and Listening -- Brown Boy Loves the White Man -- Acknowledgments.