Mark The Poet - The Podcast

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...

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

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

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

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

My new book The Affair is now available to buy in hardback and as an ebook from Amazon. This is a true story. This is the story of a relationship, and an account of things and events that happened, which should never have happened. This is the story of two people whose bond was doomed from the start. This is the story of two people who were meant to meet and to fall in love with one another, but w...

Mark’s short-story “ Nora ”, taken from the 2024 hardback edition of his short-story collection ‘ Too Close To The Sun ’.

This episode is a part of Mark’s “ A Journey Through Poetry ” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and a author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘ Silent Ligh t’, from his poetry collection The Rambler , and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in...

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

In this episode, Mark talks about the three books that he has got published in 2025 thus far - The Return of The Wolf, The Storyteller, and Scales & George - as well as his new book The Affair , due to be published October 31st, 2025. And Mark also gives a preview of what is to come in regard to the books he plans to publish in 2026, and beyond.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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