There are a few reasons why I love this video. The first is that it’s a featured clip from the Jimmy Fallon show, which is, as you all know, awesome. And, Jimmy obviously doesn’t have poets on his show on a very regular basis, so you can tell he’s a bit ‘out of his element’ trying to come up with speaking points to discuss with James. But the best part of this clip? It’s giving a POETRY book a feature on a highly sought-after time slot, and exposing many non-readers to the joy of writing and reading. Is it a bit snobbish to assume that people who watch late-night t.v. also don’t read? I’m not saying that assumption applies to everyone, but if you’re a hard core reader (i.e. one of the enlightened), you’re using that precious time to catch up on your latest novel, not staying up late to watch t.v.. So how am I even aware of the Jimmy Fallon show if I don’t actually stay up late to watch television? I watch clips of it on facebook, obviously.
Oh yah, James Franco is pretty cool too, but I have never looked at him the same way after Spring Breakers. If you’ve seen that movie, you know exactly what I’m talking about.
