Mark The Poet - The Podcast

In this episode Mark does a spoiler review of the latest episode of the Disney+ 'Star Wars' television series, "The Book of Boba Fett" - Chapter 5: "Return of the Mandalorian" directed by Bryce Dallas Howard and written by Jon Favreau.

"Charm" by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark's poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark's poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet. Me - all poems © Mark Hastings. Get yourself a piece of “The Mark Hastings Experience” merchandise and show your support for the podcast @ Redbubble

"Memorial" by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark's poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark's poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet. Me - all poems © Mark Hastings

"In This Decade" by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark's poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark's poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet. Me - all poems © Mark Hastings

"Poppy" by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark's poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark's poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet. Me - all poems © Mark Hastings

"Music of the Tears" by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark's poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark's poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet. Me - all poems © Mark Hastings

In this episode Mark talks about the British comedy drama series "After Life" created, written, produced, and directed by Ricky Gervais, who also plays the lead character Tony Johnson. The first season of the series premiered in 2019 on Netflix and it recently premiered its third and final season on 14 January, 2022. The series follows a local newspaper journalist who works for the Tambury Gazette...

"140" by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark's poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark's poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet. Me - all poems © Mark Hastings

In this episode Mark talks about the 1979 British drama film "Quadrophenia" directed by Franc Roddam, which was inspired by the 1973 rock opera of the same name by British rock band The Who. The films stars Phil Daniels as Jimmy Cooper a teenager growing up in the 1960s who is a member of the Mod subculture - who is seen struggling to deal with the angst that he feels about being a teenager, as we...

"What Happened Before The Big Bang?" by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark's poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark's poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet. Me - all poems © Mark Hastings

In this episode Mark reflects upon the 10 year long poetic journey that he has been on since he got his first poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' published and he also talks about how he and his writing has changed over the decade since he became an author. And Mark also talks briefly about what is next for him - including the announcement of his new book of poetry, 'Poet of the Multiverse'.

"Hello Friends! It is my great pleasure to be able to once again announce the publication of a new book of my poetry, entitled... POET of the Multiverse! POET of the Multiverse is a collection of poems - some that can be found on http://MarkThePoet. Me, some that can only be found exclusively within the pages of my new book, and one or two that you may only have read if have a copy of my first poe...

"Maestro" by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark's poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark's poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet. Me - all poems © Mark Hastings

In this episode Mark talks about the 2021 science fiction disaster film "Don't Look Up" written, produced, and directed by Adam McKay. The film features an all star cast - including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blatchett, Meryl Streep, Mark Rylance, and Ron Perlman - about two astronomers who discover that a comet is on a collision course with Earth, however when they attempt to aler...

"In Good I Trust" by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark's poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark's poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet. Me - all poems © Mark Hastings

"I've never seen a sunrise" by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark's poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark's poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet. Me - all poems © Mark Hastings. A version of this poem was remixed into a song called "Sunrise" by Seen and was included in Summer Melodies, Vol. 2 in 2019, which is available on Spotify.

"Remix" by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark's poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark's poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet. Me - all poems © Mark Hastings

"For the win" by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark's poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark's poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet. Me - all poems © Mark Hastings

"The Antipode Roads" by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark's poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark's poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet. Me - all poems © Mark Hastings

"By Design" by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark's poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark's poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet. Me - all poems © Mark Hastings

"Remember Me" by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark's poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark's poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet. Me - all poems © Mark Hastings

"Greetings from Europa" by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark's poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark's poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet. Me - all poems © Mark Hastings

In this episode Mark does a spoiler review of the series finale of "Dexter: New Blood" - Episode 10: "Sins of the Father". The series stars Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, Jennifer Carpenter as Debra Morgan, Julia Jones as Police Chief Angela Bishop, and Jack Alcott as Harrison Morgan.

"Roses in December" by Mark Hastings was taken from Mark's poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere' which was published in 2012 by Zeloo Media. Check out more of Mark's poetry online @ http://MarkThePoet. Me - all poems © Mark Hastings

In this episode Mark pays tribute to one of the most influential artists, songwriters, and musicians of the 20th Century: the late-great David Bowie - who this year would have celebrated his 75th birthday had he not died from liver cancer at his home in New York in 2016. All throughout his life Mark has been both entertained and inspired by David Bowie, and he been a fan of his acting and music ca...