Mark The Poet - The Podcast

In this episode Mark discusses his person ethos and motto, "everything happens for a reason", and the serendipitous events that occasionally transpire throughout life, the connections that people from all around the world have to one another, as well as why things sometimes happen the way that they do. Mark also recites his poems "Serendipitous", "Dramarama", and "Time Capsule".

In this episode Mark discusses the power of memories and experiences that stay with people - moments that seem to last an infinite amount of time, and how powerful those moments can be. Mark also recites his poems "Infinite Photograph", "The Falling Leaf", and "Here".

In this episode Mark discusses the importance of embracing the infinite diversity that exists in the and why he thinks might benefit from learning to be understanding of other people and who they choose to be rather than judgemental. Mark also recites his poems "The Sound of Mark", "Our Room", and "Epilogue".

In this episode Mark discusses the power of imagination and inspiration and why he believes that everybody is gifted with the gift of imagination and inspiration to be able to do anything that they put their mind to - and what he feels about the gift that he has been blessed with. Mark recites his poems "Let Me Go, and I Will Run", "Read My Thoughts", and "Heart of a poet" to exemplify his artisti...

In this episode Mark discusses the importance of family and what his own family means to him through the recitation of his poems "Family", "Big Brother", "Mum", and "My Dad".

In this episode Mark discusses one of his favourite fictional characters, Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and some of the live-action portrayals of the character that there has been over the years. Mark also recites his Sherlock Holmes-inspired poem 'The Great Detective", his poem "Elementary", and his poem "The Shard of Hope" that he was inspired to write by his experiences of...

In this episode Mark does a deep-dive into his 2016 book of short-stories and poetry "Too Close To The Sun" and he explains the reasons why he wrote the "edgy" stories that he included within and what he was attempting to explore, with his characters, within the stories that he had published together. Mark also recites his poems "Too Close To The Sun" and "Psychic Arithmetic".

In this episode Mark talks about his love and fascination with language, in all it's forms, and he explains how he uses the language of poetry to full-effect. Mark also recites his poems "Words Enough and Time", "Everybody Is A Poet", "The Theory of Poetry", and "Poeta Universalis".

In this episode Mark discusses what it is like to be an "early bird" - someone who gets out of bed sometimes even before the sunrise - and Mark recounts some of the many times when he has awoken early in the morning and he has been instantly inspired to write something, which is the recurring story of any and every artist. Mark also recites his poems "Morning", "Perpetual Night", "Keep Writing", a...

In this episode Mark gives his first hand review of film Director Christopher Nolan's new mind-blowing and time-bending movie, "Tenet", and he talks about the other Christopher Nolan films that he has seen and what he thought about them. And Mark also recites two poems - one old, and one brand new: "Cinema" and "It's good to be back".

In this magic-themed episode Mark discusses all things magical - including what it was like for him to be in the audience to see the amazing illusionist and mentalist Derren Brown perform his stage show 'Miracle' back in 2016. Mark also discusses his memories of watching magic being performed on television when he was a child. And Mark recites his magic inspired poems "The Showman", "The Art of Th...

In this episode Mark discusses the wonderful randomness of life and the beautiful and inspiring things that can arise from life when people least expect them to. Mark also randomly selects fours poems, from four of his books, to read for your enjoyment - which turned out to be his poems "Nature and Me", "Did", "Mercury", and "Right".

In this episode Mark discusses his love of Art in all its forms, and Mark discusses some of his favourite artists - from Vincent Van Gogh to Banksy. Mark also recites his art inspired poems "Where Art Endows", and "Mark of a Masterpiece".

In this episode Mark talks about what motivates him and why it is important for people to have something in their life that gives them motivation in all avenues of their life. Mark also recites his poems "Your Thing", "Superpower", and "Full Circle".

In this episode Mark discusses one the most amazing institutions in the world: the great British National Health Service - one of the wonders of the modern age - and the people of the N.H.S. who have cared for and who saved countless lives since its establishment, including some of the people in Mark's family. Mark recites his poems "God Bless the N.H.S", "An Angel In Blue Scrubs", and "Nightingal...

In this episode Mark recounts the profound experience that he had of meeting one of his favourite authors, Neil Gaiman, at a book-signing back in 2014, and he recounts that give a copy of his book "Poet of the Sphere" to Neil as a gift, and Mark talks about some of his favourite Neil Gaiman books that he has read. Mark discusses another of his favourite authors, Stephen King, and some of his favou...

In this episode Mark goes all the way to the beginning of his journey as a writer and an author, and he explains where, who, what, when, and why he became a poet and an author. Mark also recites the first poem from his first book of poetry, Poet of the Sphere, that was published in 2012, called "The Poet" which describes who Mark is and why he loves being a poet.

In this episode Mark talks about his experiences, his love, and his unbreakable connection with the one and the only New York City - which he visited in September, 2013. Mark also recites some poems inspired by New York City, which he wrote to memorialize and to immortalise his intense memories and his experiences of being in New York City and the sadness that he felt having to leave it when he di...

In this episode Mark focuses his attention towards all things Space... "the final frontier" - which Mark has always been fascinated by and drawn to the wonders of, which he has always been inspired by, and he discusses some of the stories, films, and TV shows that are set in space that he still enjoys the most. And Mark also recites some poems inspired by Space: "Silent Light", "Star Stuff", "Beau...

In this episode Mark does a film review for the 2019 movie 'Yesterday', directed by Danny Boyle, and discusses the connection that he and his family have to the music of The Beatles. Mark recites his poem "Dear John Lennon", which was written for and dedicated to the late great John Lennon back in 2011, from his book 'Poet of the Sphere'. And Mark recites his poem "For the love of music" from his...

In this podcast Mark takes a deep dive into his most recent book, 'The Rambler', which came out in June 2020, and he explains what the poems of his most recent poetry collection revolve around. Mark also recites his poems "Every Day's Eye" and "Ramblers" from 'The Rambler'. And Mark discusses his love of walking, hiking, rambling, and the connection that he feels exists between nature and poetry,...

This episode features a special musical demonstration of Mark's new DIY ukulele, as well as a discussion about the importance of music and the inspirational and transformative power of music in all its forms. Mark recites his poem "The Perfect Song" while attempting to strum something on his ukulele, and Mark also recites his poem "There are always possibilities". Why a ukulele? Why not?

This episode is dedicated to the sadly missed Robin Williams, one of the greatest and the most profound actors, comedians, and sources of hope and joy the world has ever known. In this episode Mark recites his poem "Robin" that he wrote days after the untimely death of Robin Williams in 2015, that he included in his 2015 poetry collection 'The Eternal Boy'. Mark also recites his poem "The Prolific...

In this episode Mark recites two brand new poems that he wrote, one after the other, on the same morning - "Painting by Numbers" and "Bask". And Mark discusses how he writes, what he writes, why he writes, when he writes, and where he writes his poems and his stories.

In this episode Mark discusses the importance of libraries, bookstores, stories, and books in general on people and on the world. Mark also discusses his love of the book 'Fahrenheit 451' by Ray Bradbury and its 1966 film adaptation. And Mark recites his poems "Reading Is Believing" and "The Book People" from his book The Dreamer and The Dream.