Mark The Poet - The Podcast

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.

In this episode Mark discusses his writing process - including where he writes and why. And Mark also recites a poem from his 2015 book "The Dreamer and the Dream", 'The Feeling', and also one of his most recent poem that he has written, "Eyes", and talks about how his writing style may have evolved over the years.

In this episode Mark reads the introduction from his book of poetry "The Dream and the Dream" which was published in 2015, and he recites the first poem that he ever wrote, "Blessed". Mark also reads a poem from his book "The Dreamer and the Dream" called 'Garden of Inspiration'.

In this episode Mark discusses his collaboration with Seen, an independent electronic artist from the U.S., and the journey that a simple poem that Mark wrote 10 years ago took to become one heard by the world in the form of a song called "Sunrise".

In the premiere episode of his podcast, poet, writer, author, Mark Hastings, discusses what is important to him and why it is important to stay hopeful and optimistic, despite what the world is currently going through - which is sometimes hard to contend with. And Mark also discusses what writing means to him and he recites one of his most recent poems, "A Summer Like No Other", which captures wha...