Mark The Poet - The Podcast

I remember January 10th, 2016, like it was yesterday… I remember what I was doing and where I was on the day when I heard that David Bowie had died… and I remember what I did next: I wrote a poem. I wrote a poem for David Bowie called “Always The Starman”, because I wanted to pay tribute to him, to who he was, and to what he and his music meant to so many people from all around the world. Then, no...

This episode is a part of Mark’s “ A Journey Through Poetry ” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and an author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘ Tales of Wonder Lands ’, from his poetry collection The Dreamer and The Dream , and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspire...

In this episode, Mark talks about his upcoming book ‘ The Shadow of The Wolf ’ - the fifth book in his The Wolf and The Vampire book series, which focuses on the mother, daughter, wife, werewolf Olivia Hunter - which is due to be published February 2, 2026. What’s it about? Two Wolves Collide. Sister and brother, Olivia Hunter and Mark Mayweather - separated from one another all their lives - are...

This episode is a part of Mark’s “ A Journey Through Poetry ” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and an author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘ Our Song ’, from his poetry collection The Eternal Boy , and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in...

In this Christmas Special episode, Mark reads his new poem “ Islands of Happiness and Peace ” which he wrote especially from Christmas 2025. Check out this poem and all of Mark’s other poems on his website MarkThePoet. Me

A heartbreaking short-story of a woman, a mother, a friend, a daughter, a werewolf, Olivia Hunter , as she faces spending Christmas alone, in her home of Mistletoe Cottage , and as she reflects upon feelings of loss, sadness, loneliness, and regret that plague her, and so many others, over the festive period.

In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “ Christmas Special ” written in 2023.

In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “The Christmas Spirit” written in 2021.

In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “Christmases” written in 2016.

In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “ Christmas Time ” written in 2015.

In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “The Xmas Factor ” written in 2024.

In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “ The Great Gift Giver ” written in 2024.

In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “ Mad Rush ” written in 2022.

In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “ The Gift Of You ” written in 2021.

In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “ Jingles ” written in 2021.

In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “ There Is Always Hope ” written in 2020. Listen, Like, and Subscribe to my podcast on Spotify and on iTunes.

In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “ The Merry Go Around ” written in 2020.

In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “ The Season of Perpetual Hope ” written in 2019.

In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “ Beacons of the Season ” written in 2019.

In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “ Lights ” written in 2018, which was included in his 2020/2024 poetry collection ‘ The Rambler ’.

This episode is a part of Mark’s “ A Journey Through Poetry ” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and an author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘ Begin Again ’, from his poetry collection The Sound of Mark , and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this po...

On December 24th (Christmas Eve), my short story ‘ Christmas At Mistletoe Cottage ’ will be available to buy from Amazon as an ebook for Kindle. “A heartbreaking short-story of a woman, a mother, a friend, a daughter, a werewolf, Olivia Hunter, as she faces spending Christmas alone, in her home of Mistletoe Cottage, and as she reflects upon feelings of loss, sadness, loneliness, and regret that pl...

Mark's review of ' Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair ' - written, directed and produced by Quentin Tarantino: the 20th Anniversary cinema presentation and experience that combines 2003's Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and 2004's Kill Bill: Vol. 2 , starring Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Lucy Lui, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox, Sonny Chiba.

In this episode Mark talks about recently attending Birmingham Comic Con and getting the opportunity to talk to English writer, director, television producer and author, Doug Naylor (best known as the co-creator of the cult British sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf) about his new book Sin Bin Island and about writing, storytelling, and inspiration - including how they both approach writing a story. A...

This episode is a part of Mark’s “ A Journey Through Poetry ” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and an author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘ Halcyon ’, from his poetry collection Poet of the Sphere , and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem...