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Straight James / Gay James, actor James Franco’s new chapbook of poems, explores the facets of his public and private personas. Straight James / Gay James is a poetic bildungsroman—raw, candid, and uninhibited. Straight James / Gay James is a poetic bildungsroman--raw, candid, and uninhibited. James Franco writes about life as an actor, sexuality, questions of identity, gender, family, Gucci, Lana Del Rey, James Dean, and Hollywood.

Franco's poems delve into issues of identity, sexuality, private and public life, being a brother, a son, an artist and actor.

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The chapbook also contains an interview of Gay James conducted by Straight James. Yes, Straight James asks the overwhelming question: Are you gay? 60 pages, Paperback. First published January 1, Gay James goes on to make the valid, if non-revelatory point about how sex acts were not, historically, understood as the basis of sexual identity, and Straight James later admits, “Shit, I’d love to fuck you,” to his alter-ego, but the takeaway is clear: Franco is interested—sincerely—in the trappings of gay identity, and not.

Straight James / Gay James, actor James Franco's new chapbook of poems, explores the facets of his public and private personas. Straight James / Gay James is a poetic bildungsroman--raw. Jump to ratings and reviews. Want to Read. Rate this book. James Franco. Actor James Franco's chapbook of poems explores the different personas he uses in his writing, art, acting, and filmmaking. The poetry varies from the imagistic to the prosaic.

Franco's poems delve into issues of identity, sexuality, private and public life, being a brother, a son, an artist and actor. The chapbook also contains an interview of Gay James conducted by Straight James. Yes, Straight James asks the overwhelming question: Are you gay? About the author. James Franco 53 books followers. James Edward Franco is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, author, and painter.

He began acting during the late s, appearing on the short-lived television series Freaks and Geeks and starring in several teen films. Franco achieved international fame with his portrayal of Harry Osborn in the Spider-Man trilogy. He played a prominent role in the biographical film Milk.

In , he played the lead role in Howl as Allen Ginsberg, and Hours , a film about Aron Ralston, an American mountaineer who cut off his own arm to free himself after he was trapped beneath a boulder. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance. In , Franco published a collection of short stories called Palo Alto.

The book is named after the California city where Franco grew up and is dedicated to many of the writers he worked with at Brooklyn College. The book has received mixed reviews; Los Angeles Times called it "the work of an ambitious young man who clearly loves to read, who has a good eye for detail, but who has spent way too much time on style and virtually none on substance".

The Guardian said that "The Hollywood star's foray into the literary world may be met with cynicism in some quarters, but this is a promising debut from a most unlikely source. Write a Review. Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book! Community Reviews. Search review text. Displaying 1 - 30 of reviews. Jack Edwards. Author 1 book k followers. Very raw poetry.

But in the way that uncooked chicken is raw. So netgalley gave this copy to me to review but I'm not even sure what to say really except that this was bad. I like James Franco I do, I just don't like his poetry and I only requested this book because the cover and title were very eye catching.