Narrative of the Life of the Brown Boy and the White Man.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (89 pages)
- Pitt Poetry Series .
- Pitt Poetry Series .
Intro -- Contents -- I. Narrative of the Life of the Brown Boy and the White Man -- The Brown Boy Dreams His Father is White and Thin -- Irrational Desire -- Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, and the Brown Boy's Mother -- II. The Brown Boy's Family -- The Brown Boy's Black Father Loses It -- The Brown Boy's Mother is Wearing Green -- The Brown Boy, the White Man, and the Snow -- The Brown Boy Imagines the White Man's Death -- Koi and Eel Dream -- Serena Williams, Whiteness, and the Act of Writing -- III. The Brown Boy's Flesh -- A Cruise -- The Brown Boy Remembers Mr. Moreau -- The Brown Boy Plays a Game -- The Brown Boy and the Baby -- IV. The Brown Boy's Travels -- The Brown Boy Opens His Mouth Underwater -- Joey, the Brown Boy, and Ricky -- The Accident -- V. The Brown Boy's Final Killing -- Incident and Episode in the Red House -- The Brown Boy's Flesh -- The Brown Boy's Final Killing -- VI. The Brown Boy's Clarity -- The Brown Boy is Looking and Listening -- The Brown Boy Loves the White Man -- Acknowledgments.
Prose poems that profile the interrelationship of the two central characters, looking deeply into their psyches and thoughts of race, class, and identity.Read a press release about this book.