James Franco, he of leading roles in Milk, 127 Hours, Pineapple Express, and Spider-Man 3, has penned an agreement to publish a book of poetry in April 2014.

Actor James Franco at his art exhibit 'Rebel' at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles on May 12, 2012 ©AFP PHOTO/VALERIE MACON

The actor is an MFA graduate from both Columbia University and Warren Wilson College, having studied writing and poetry at a number of other East Coast institutions.

The collection's title, Directing Herbert White, refers to a 2010 short written and directed by Franco, based as it was on a poem by Frank Bidart.

Franco's debut novel, Palo Alto: Stories, was published in 2010. November 2012 saw the relase of Strongest of the Litter, a pocketbook of poetry.