Mark McGuinness

A Mouthful of Air: Poetry with Mark McGuinness

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Poems to take your breath away. Listen to contemporary poets reading their poems and talking about what went into them. You will also hear Mark McGuinness reading classic poems and sharing his thoughts on what makes them great.

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Mark McGuinness

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Ecce Puer by James Joyce 30.06.2026 29:45

Mark McGuinness reads and discusses ‘Ecce Puer’ by James Joyce. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/ecce-puer-james-joyce/

Villain Elle by Sophie Hannah 28.05.2026 43:54

Sophie Hannah reads ‘Villain Elle’ and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/villain-elle-sophie-hannah/

A Satirical Elegy on the Death of a Late Famous General by Jonathan Swift 04.05.2026 33:36

Mark McGuinness reads and discusses ‘A Satirical Elegy on the Death of a Late Famous General’ by Jonathan Swift. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/a-satirical-elegy-on-the-death-of-a-late-famous-general-jonathan-swift/

Letter to My Mother by Suzannah V. Evans 27.03.2026 34:06

Episode 90 Letter to My Mother by Suzannah V. Evans   Suzannah V. Evans reads ‘Letter to My Mother’ and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness. This poem is from: Under the Blue Available from: Under the Blue is available from: The publisher: Bloomsbury Poetry Amazon: UK | US Bookshop.org: UK   Letter to My Mother by Suzannah V. Evans You, pedalling your arms above your head in bed...

From An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope 28.02.2026 33:56

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Occupied by Tim Rich 27.01.2026 39:41

Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold 22.12.2025 34:14

Recalling Brigid by Orna Ross 21.11.2025 34:42

From The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 31.10.2025 44:08

Alchemy by Gregory Leadbetter 27.09.2025 40:44

Gregory Leadbetter reads ‘Alchemy’ and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/alchemy-gregory-leadbetter/

Sir Walter Raleigh to His Son 30.08.2025 31:36

Mark McGuinness reads and ‘Sir Walter Raleigh to His Son’ by Sir Walter Raleigh. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/sir-walter-raleigh-to-his-son

Findspot Unknown by Peter Gizzi 25.07.2025 40:33

Peter Gizzi reads ‘Findspot Unknown’ and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/findspot-unknown-peter-gizzi/

From The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning 28.06.2025 43:13

Mark McGuinness reads and discusses a passage from ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’ by Robert Browning. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/from-the-pied-piper-of-hamelin-robert-browning/

Stephanie Burt reads Poly Beach House by Tonee Mae Moll 30.05.2025 34:50

Stephanie Burt reads ‘Poly Beach House’ by Tonee Mae Moll and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/stephanie-burt-tonee-mae-moll/

Daedalus and Icarus from Ovid’s Metamorphoses translated by Arthur Golding 16.05.2025 45:02

Mark McGuinness reads and discusses a passage from Arthur Golding’s translation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/ovid-metamorphoses-arthur-golding

Desire Path by Jude Rosen 31.03.2025 32:59

Jude Rosen reads ‘Desire Path’ and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/desire-path-jude-rosen

Self Portrait 1981 Self Portrait of the poet as Cassius Clay 1982 by Nick Makoha 27.02.2025 44:08

Nick Makoha reads ‘Self Portrait 1981 Self Portrait of the poet as Cassius Clay 1982’ and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/nick-makoha

Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll 30.01.2025 31:16

Mark McGuinness reads and discusses ‘Jabberwocky’ by Lewis Carroll. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/jabberwocky-lewis-carroll

A Modest Love by Sir Edward Dyer 13.12.2024 29:08

Mark McGuinness reads and discusses ‘A Modest Love’ by Sir Edward Dyer. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/a-modest-love-sir-edward-dyer

Empathy by A. E. Stallings 15.11.2024 27:20

A. E. Stallings reads ‘Empathy’ and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/empathy-a-e-stallings

From Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum by Emilia Lanyer 11.10.2024 42:15

Mark McGuinness reads and discusses a passage from Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum by Emilia Lanyer. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/from-salve-deus-rex-judaeorum-emilia-lanyer

Reddest Red by Z. R. Ghani 31.07.2024 37:46

Z. R. Ghani reads ‘Reddest Red’ and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/reddest-red-z-r-ghani

Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats 18.07.2024 39:18

Mark McGuinness reads and discusses ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’ by John Keats. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/ode-on-a-grecian-urn-john-keats

Drinking Ode by Matthew Buckley Smith 18.06.2024 37:17

Matthew Buckley Smith reads ‘Drinking Ode’ and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/drinking-ode-matthew-buckley-smith

The Great Fire of London, from Annus Mirabilis by John Dryden 21.05.2024 43:15

Mark McGuinness reads and discusses a passage about the Great Fire of London, from Annus Mirabilis by John Dryden. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/the-great-fire-of-london-from-annus-mirabilis-john-dryden