Current projects-in-progress are: Memoirs (Naked Like A Constellation), poetry (My Soul's Rooster), play (Falling Off The Earth: New & Selected Plays), and a novel (Jocks In Jocks).
Music
Latest ten on my iPod: "Twisted Fate" by Mikey Wax; "Yes" by Coldplay; "The Promise" by Tracy Chapman; "Perfect" by Billy Redfield; "Bare" by Matt Nathanson; "Gamma Ray" by Beck; "Epilepsy Is Dancing" by Anthony & The Johnsons; "Kidda" by Natacha Atlas (of Arabic Groove); "Casey" by Darren Hayes; and "For Someone" by Jake Walden. LOVE this song: Darren Hayes/Casey: I enjoy different languages asin this song with Hebrew. YEHONATHAN-On a hot summer night
Movies
Love movies! Very netflix, youtube, cable. latest watched: The Faraway Bride; Watchmen; Milk.
Last film I've seen:
Reinaldo Arenas' book was the basis for the film Before Night Falls:
Television
I love TV but it's been dull lately--but for Eureka, One Life To Live, New Adventures Of Old Christine, Brothers & Sisters (as seen on youtube)and Nova. I'm writing a conference paper on representation and authorship of gay men in soap operas (with Christian & Oliver of Germany's Forbidden Love as case sample). Here are some of my favorite soaps on youtube. Germany's Forbidden Love (I love this soap): There's the iconic US love story: Nuke (Noah & Luke) from ATWT: From Spain: Fer & David (QAC) in which the often told tale of straight man who comes out after falling for a gay man is told again in a new way: US Soap, One Life to Live, new story line of a a gay cop in closet and a former criminal! From England, Hollyoaks offers the perfect soap opera story of Jean Paul & Craig--and they break up which leads to JP & Kieron, the priest! Two great love stories: Kieron: From US, Brother's & Sisters, focusing on Kevin & Scotty (sometimes gay men are happy!):
Books
Rereading Robert Lowell. The Forever war is a painful read. David Leavitt's Collected Stories. Emily Dickinson's Collected Poems. On the to read list: some D.H. Lawrence (been years since first reading), Mercy by Toni Morrison, several new memoirs, Mark Doty's poems. Emily Dickinson is a permanent influence on world culture:
Heroes
Anne Frank, the Bruce Springsteen of The Darkness At The Edge Of Town, James Baldwin, Samuel Beckett, Pablo Picasso, and anyone who dares to be himself or herself.
Celia Cruz, we miss you! Dark heroes: Lord Byron & Jean Genet.
About me: Visit my site for details: www.ranearroyo.com. I'm a published poet, author of 12 books (including one book of short stories). I've won many awards including the Carl Sandburg Prize in Poetry, the John Ciardi Prize, Ohio Arts Council Fellowship, and the Hart Crane Memorial Prize. Love music and films--most of pop culture--and I'm proud of being gay, Puerto Rican and--gasp--Midwestern. Two new books are out: The Roswell Poems (WordFarm Press) and The Buried Sea: New & Selected Poems (University of Arizona Press. The Sky's Weight will be out in November 2009, Dancing At Funerals: New & Selected Plays will be out Spring 20210 as well as new poems, White As Silver. Still have plenty of time for youtube, twitter and netflix. Heal and don't hurt the world:
It's finally here!!! Jake Walden follows up his critically acclaimed album "Alive and Screaming" with an exquisite cover of Leona Lewis' smash "Bleeding Love." The duet with actress and singer/songwriter Bonnie Somerville, who was featured on the Grammy Award winning Garden State Soundtrack, intimately captures the song's essence. The track is packaged with 3 b-sides (2 live tracks and one demo) that showcase the core of Walden's signature vulnerability.
Rane, stalker...funny.....thank you so much for your kind words and for finding a little place in your heart and life for my music. I am proud to tell you about the release of a new EP today and re-release of Alive and Screaming...enjoy, be in touch, tell your friends, be you,,,,all that....and more...peace, Jake
Thanks so much for the friendship and for supporting our efforts in spreading the words and music of Jake Walden! We really appreciate it! Hope you enjoy your stay on our page ~ please don't forget: Jake's new LIVE EP "Bleeding Love" will come out this October! Check out our blog!
Thanks for being a friend, I am so happy you like my music, you're basically amazing. I hope we keep in touch...... Hey if you're going to be around Las Vegas on the 19th of November come watch me at the Hard Rock Hotel Cafe right by the strip. Make sure you check out my album HateLove now on iTunes if you haven't got the chance yet....
Well they can't hurt him anymore HERE with all their JUDGEMENTS. The Man was a "GIFT" to us and all he ever knew was "LOVE". It's unfortunate that sometimes a PURE heart can be misconstrued and misunderstood for something dark & ugly. He was BEAUTIFUL and his SPIRIT will LIVE forever and be FELT by ALL.
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