James Franco reads from "Directing Herbert White" [CC]

[@benjamingentile1660]

3:54 "I'm my biggest fan" should have been the title of his poetry book

[@凤爱杂]

My kind of asmr 🧡 james franco talking

[@neiljohnson7914]

Here's a poem from my novel Shards Of Divinities: A Loop In Eternity The desert is a study of dueling extremes. The day's heat wrestles night's impending chill, Yet there is no victor, The pendulum forever swings. During a summer's midday the desert smolders like the ashes of a freshly extinguished bonfire. The air is thick as honey, And the heat envelopes and coddles your soul, Yet ravages your flesh. Your skin must be completely veiled from the burning sun by a thin layer of porous fabric. Any exposed skin on your face vibrates like the water in a pot just before the boil. But once the sun sets, the temperature plummets. Soon the chill of night persecutes the heat of day. But for a fleeting moment, as day's dominion gives way to night's control, The two eternal foes become locked in a titanic struggle and neither surrenders. It is during that ephemeral moment, a semantic space pregnant with transition, That the desert is neither hot nor cold, Neither this nor that. And yet during that fleeting moment the desert is all those things in one, Yet not one of those things in all. Inevitably the chill overpowers desert's heat, and the titanic struggle is no more. The heat of day becomes legend's lore, But surely will return once more. For now, the night chill is unbound and free to roam. A man not protected from the desert's chill of night can die from extended exposure. The first symptom is a numbing of his extremities. His fingers first and then his nose become insensitive to touch. The mighty desert wind slams against his naked flesh, And it soon feels more like the burn of fire than the chill of ice. Such can be the desert at night.

[@凤爱杂]

Cool

[@aaronb7463]

James Franco has a masters in poetry, he knows what he is doing. You people just aren't listening properly, it's poetry in its most honest form.

[@gotf]

Aaron Berndt I wouldn't call his poetry bad, but I wouldn't call it good either. It's pretty average.

[@nelgluhak6709]

+Aaron Berndt you don't need masters to be good at something. for poetry, you have to feel what you're writing. it's not all about analyzing other people's poetry, and it's not about knowing perfectly when to use what metaphor, because sometimes, it's more about what you're feeling and getting that on paper. poetry is good when it's raw sometimes, and i have a friend who manages to make brilliant work simply because she feels each and every line and has lived through it and just sat down and wrote it to get it out of herself. and she's better than him. my friend doesn't even have a high school finished. but it doesn't matter, because she's superior to his work.

[@JustAnotherGamertag]

Nel Kan If poetry is purely about what you feel, then that explains the garbage heap of "poetry" on Instagram. Poetry is like any other art form-a form of social commentary, though it is usually through a more intimate setting than any other art form.

[@amandafallis4150]

There is something beautiful about the shitty truth spoken by a man with a lovely smile.

[@angeliesperez2928]

I really want to read all your poems ,Poetic books all ....I really love poems and I can relate it...❤❤❤😎😎

[@Brocoolist]

I think it's more like diary..

[@nelgluhak6709]

He has good ideas for his poems, but their execution is bad at best. If he is smart, and actually manages to mature through the years and develop his poetry skills more, I hope that he will rewrite these so that they become good.

[@ZombehInc]

I think this poetry was actually really honest. He made himself vulnerable, I feel like he was talking about the cynical side of hollywood and that he recognizes how temporary it is in the long run. Very interesting seeing the thought process of someone who is self-aware of their own role.

[@DrDimonds]

4:23

[@Mrmamihlapinatapai]

You are Love.

[@sariputri9687]

I love it !

[@Henriettax]

Everyone hates this but I thinks it's fucking beautiful.

[@Elcris4]

i JUST GOT THE BOOK READ IT IN 2 HOURS

[@TheIc3z]

Now would James Franco be getting any attention as a poet if he wasn't famous already? No hate, just a serious question.

[@gotf]

***** No he wouldn't.

[@circaaeon6033]

gotf He REALLY wouldn't - he's above-average but certainly not excellent.

[@dorianaferrar9352]

James Franco is one of the few actors who promotes literacy because he is an avid reader himself. Awesome! :)

[@DerykRonk]

I love his style of poetry. It's soothing to ponder on.

[@nickpastorino5370]

I think poetry is about more than just expressing yourself, this sounded more like a rant to me. I think poetry should spark some serious emotion in someone and it shouldn't be straight forward like this but open to interpretation. I think being a good poet is more about having a certain personality type rather than studying the works of others, and Franco does not have that personality. He seems too extroverted for poetry. This was structured very well but lacked substance.

[@halfstep44]

This is like when fidel castro speaks

[@jeaniebaby001]

btw .. what knight is he talking about? lol is he talking about heath ledger? i knew him from spiderman..

[@mikemorris380]

I think he's referring to Your Highness

[@Lu_uk]

Mike Morris you may quest the way you like, I will quest the way I like.

[@TheKle1987]

franco baby.., brainsssssssssssssssss.....

[@kubiksahara3801]

"One Happy Dying World"

[@MJLoverAngie]

I read the book on my kindle the other night. Fantastic! Thanks for posting. :-))

[@ktiffy9213]

this man ; got a degree

[@getch66]

A little too dry and boring to hold my attention I guess. I like Franco, and want to see this with Michael Shannon. Anybody seen it or is it still in the works?

[@getch66]

+jeff getchell (The short film that is)

[@jeaniebaby001]

real shit tho. and hey he's really getting his _real_ self out there.. he's gonna meet _that_ girl. (or guy?) lol

[@jeaniebaby001]

oh tristan and isolde ok. x)

[@ktiffy9213]

yes, apparently deers weep at this squirrel shit and Lowell is trapped in a meat grinder with this kabbalah ish grinding, oy,

[@dom19945]

He's not a particularly good writer.

[@jeaniebaby001]

i disagree about brando's stanley.. he's a force of nature and man at his 'worst'.

[@Spiritualeyesight]

He's so pretentious! Seriously, these aren't poems, they're monologues... and not very good ones..lol

[@rg0057]

A poem can't be a monologue? That's interesting.

[@Zifike]

You are right. He is so fucking bad at writing I can't even describe it in words.

[@bonto42]

Poems are about unveiling your deeper self. It's not about good or bad, it's about honesty and passion.

[@wolfstar675]

Poems are about the deeper self, man. They aren't always about fancy and convoluted vocabulary.

[@dom19945]

bonto Poems can be bad.

[@sonson88]

I like James Franco but poetry is so boring.

[@wolfstar675]

Poetry isn't for everybody.

[@litedaya7657]

Enrique Godinez does james franco utilize meter (I'm fairly new to this)

[@wolfstar675]

Abdulkadir Ahmed don't know I haven't really explore or read much of his work but maybe he does.

[@gotf]

sonson88 You just haven't read the right poetry.

[@circaaeon6033]

Enrique Godinez And Franco's poetry is for even less.

[@yazminfair6660]

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤢🤢🤢🤢 wtfff was that

[@sonson88]

I like James Franco but poetry is so boring.