PROFESSOR PLAYS POET

Soon-to-be NYU Professor (what labor hat doesn't the man wear?) and thespian James Franco readies for his next role.

June's Vanity Fair showcases Franco as his next character: the real-life poet Hart Crane. 2 poet portrayals down.

While in New Orleans, Jamie Cakes was reading some of Crane's collected works. He stumbled on Paul Mariani's biography of Crane, The Broken Tower. This turns into that..... Jamie Cakes co-wrote, directed and starred in the book's film version.