The Mark Hastings Podcast

The poem “Super Fantastic” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon.

The poem “Small Talk… Big Talk” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon.

The poem “Soldier On” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon.

The poem “Like Riding A Bike” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon.

The poem “A Beacon of Light and Life” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/05PdiPiF

The poem “Flashback” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon:

The poem “Magic” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/05PdiPiF

The poem “All My Life… All My Loves” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/05PdiPiF

The poem “Regeneration” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/0f2ZS3kq

The poem “Severed” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon:

The poem “The Power Of Karma” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/0f2ZS3kq

The poem “The Write Relationship” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/0f2ZS3kq

The poem “I Am Done” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon:

The poem “By The Book” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon:

The poem “Just Their Look” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/0f2ZS3kq

The poem “Traverse” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/05PdiPiF

The poem “The Library of Mark” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon:

The poem “Continuity” by Mark Hastings, taken from his 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ - out now and available to buy online from Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/05PdiPiF

In this episode, Mark reads Chapter Ten: “Where Now?” of his new book ‘The Shadow of The Wolf’ - the sixth book in his The Wolf and The Vampire book series, which focuses on the mother, daughter, wife, werewolf Olivia Hunter - published February 2, 2026.What’s it about?Two Wolves Collide.Sister and brother,Olivia Hunter and Mark Mayweather -separated from one another all their lives -are once again drawn together;however, their reunion does not unfoldas they hoped it would,and as a result they find themselveson opposite sides of a life and death strugglethat will expose who they are, what they are,and what kind of a werewolf they both are.And witness the reunificationand the reckoning of the relationshipof Olivia Hunter and Vega - The Vampire King.Will their love survive the battle being foughtbeneath The Shadow of The Wolf?The Shadow of The Wolf is available to buy from Amazon here: https://amzn.eu/d/5p8DJJF

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 ‘Interstellar Storyteller’, from his poetry collection Poet of the Multiverse and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

In this episode, Mark reads Chapter Nine: “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” of his new book ‘The Shadow of The Wolf’ - the sixth book in his The Wolf and The Vampire book series, which focuses on the mother, daughter, wife, werewolf Olivia Hunter - published February 2, 2026.What’s it about?Two Wolves Collide.Sister and brother,Olivia Hunter and Mark Mayweather -separated from one another all their lives -are once again drawn together;however, their reunion does not unfoldas they hoped it would,and as a result they find themselveson opposite sides of a life and death strugglethat will expose who they are, what they are,and what kind of a werewolf they both are.And witness the reunificationand the reckoning of the relationshipof Olivia Hunter and Vega - The Vampire King.Will their love survive the battle being foughtbeneath The Shadow of The Wolf?The Shadow of The Wolf is available to buy from Amazon here: https://amzn.eu/d/5p8DJJF

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 ‘Anything Is Possible’, from his poetry collection The Rambler and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

In this episode, Mark reads Chapter Eight: “A Wolf in Need” of his new book ‘The Shadow of The Wolf’ - the sixth book in his The Wolf and The Vampire book series, which focuses on the mother, daughter, wife, werewolf Olivia Hunter - published February 2, 2026.What’s it about?Two Wolves Collide.Sister and brother,Olivia Hunter and Mark Mayweather -separated from one another all their lives -are once again drawn together;however, their reunion does not unfoldas they hoped it would,and as a result they find themselveson opposite sides of a life and death strugglethat will expose who they are, what they are,and what kind of a werewolf they both are.And witness the reunificationand the reckoning of the relationshipof Olivia Hunter and Vega - The Vampire King.Will their love survive the battle being foughtbeneath The Shadow of The Wolf?The Shadow of The Wolf is available to buy from Amazon here: https://amzn.eu/d/5p8DJJF

In this episode, Mark reads Chapter Seven: “Everybody Hurts” of his new book ‘The Shadow of The Wolf’ - the sixth book in his The Wolf and The Vampire book series, which focuses on the mother, daughter, wife, werewolf Olivia Hunter - published February 2, 2026.What’s it about?Two Wolves Collide.Sister and brother,Olivia Hunter and Mark Mayweather -separated from one another all their lives -are once again drawn together;however, their reunion does not unfoldas they hoped it would,and as a result they find themselveson opposite sides of a life and death strugglethat will expose who they are, what they are,and what kind of a werewolf they both are.And witness the reunificationand the reckoning of the relationshipof Olivia Hunter and Vega - The Vampire King.Will their love survive the battle being foughtbeneath The Shadow of The Wolf?The Shadow of The Wolf is available to buy from Amazon here: https://amzn.eu/d/5p8DJJF

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 ‘Marble’, from his poetry collection The Dreamer and The Dream and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

In this episode, Mark reads Chapter Six: “It’s Either You or Me” of his new book ‘The Shadow of The Wolf’ - the sixth book in his The Wolf and The Vampire book series, which focuses on the mother, daughter, wife, werewolf Olivia Hunter - published February 2, 2026.What’s it about?Two Wolves Collide.Sister and brother,Olivia Hunter and Mark Mayweather -separated from one another all their lives -are once again drawn together;however, their reunion does not unfoldas they hoped it would,and as a result they find themselveson opposite sides of a life and death strugglethat will expose who they are, what they are,and what kind of a werewolf they both are.And witness the reunificationand the reckoning of the relationshipof Olivia Hunter and Vega - The Vampire King.Will their love survive the battle being foughtbeneath The Shadow of The Wolf?The Shadow of The Wolf is available to buy from Amazon here: https://amzn.eu/d/5p8DJJF

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 ‘Hello Sun’, from his poetry collection The Eternal Boy, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

In this episode, Mark reads the Chapter Five: “Seeing Red” of his new book ‘The Shadow of The Wolf’ - the sixth book in his The Wolf and The Vampire book series, which focuses on the mother, daughter, wife, werewolf Olivia Hunter - published February 2, 2026.What’s it about?Two Wolves Collide.Sister and brother,Olivia Hunter and Mark Mayweather -separated from one another all their lives -are once again drawn together;however, their reunion does not unfoldas they hoped it would,and as a result they find themselveson opposite sides of a life and death strugglethat will expose who they are, what they are,and what kind of a werewolf they both are.And witness the reunificationand the reckoning of the relationshipof Olivia Hunter and Vega - The Vampire King.Will their love survive the battle being foughtbeneath The Shadow of The Wolf?The Shadow of The Wolf is available to buy from Amazon here: https://amzn.eu/d/5p8DJJF

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 Sun in my eyes’, 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 in particular.

In this episode, Mark reads the Chapter Four: “Let’s Go Inside” of his new book ‘The Shadow of The Wolf’ - the sixth book in his The Wolf and The Vampire book series, which focuses on the mother, daughter, wife, werewolf Olivia Hunter - published February 2, 2026.What’s it about?Two Wolves Collide.Sister and brother,Olivia Hunter and Mark Mayweather -separated from one another all their lives -are once again drawn together;however, their reunion does not unfoldas they hoped it would,and as a result they find themselveson opposite sides of a life and death strugglethat will expose who they are, what they are,and what kind of a werewolf they both are.And witness the reunificationand the reckoning of the relationshipof Olivia Hunter and Vega - The Vampire King.Will their love survive the battle being foughtbeneath The Shadow of The Wolf?The Shadow of The Wolf is available to buy from Amazon here: https://amzn.eu/d/5p8DJJF

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 ‘Poeta Universalis’, 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 in particular.

In this episode, Mark reads Chapter Three: “Oh, Brother” of his new book ‘The Shadow of The Wolf’ - the sixth book in his The Wolf and The Vampire book series, which focuses on the mother, daughter, wife, werewolf Olivia Hunter - published February 2, 2026.What’s it about?Two Wolves Collide.Sister and brother,Olivia Hunter and Mark Mayweather -separated from one another all their lives -are once again drawn together;however, their reunion does not unfoldas they hoped it would,and as a result they find themselveson opposite sides of a life and death strugglethat will expose who they are, what they are,and what kind of a werewolf they both are.And witness the reunificationand the reckoning of the relationshipof Olivia Hunter and Vega - The Vampire King.Will their love survive the battle being foughtbeneath The Shadow of The Wolf?The Shadow of The Wolf is available to buy from Amazon here: https://amzn.eu/d/5p8DJJF

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 ‘Train of Thought’, from his poetry collection The Storyteller, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

In this episode, Mark reads Chapter Two: “Bad Mark Rising” of his new book ‘The Shadow of The Wolf’ - the sixth book in his The Wolf and The Vampire book series, which focuses on the mother, daughter, wife, werewolf Olivia Hunter - published February 2, 2026.What’s it about?Two Wolves Collide.Sister and brother,Olivia Hunter and Mark Mayweather -separated from one another all their lives -are once again drawn together;however, their reunion does not unfoldas they hoped it would,and as a result they find themselveson opposite sides of a life and death strugglethat will expose who they are, what they are,and what kind of a werewolf they both are.And witness the reunificationand the reckoning of the relationshipof Olivia Hunter and Vega - The Vampire King.Will their love survive the battle being foughtbeneath The Shadow of The Wolf?The Shadow of The Wolf is available to buy from Amazon here: https://amzn.eu/d/5p8DJJF

In this episode, Mark reads Chapter One: “Wild Wolf” of his new book ‘The Shadow of The Wolf’ - the sixth book in his The Wolf and The Vampire book series, which focuses on the mother, daughter, wife, werewolf Olivia Hunter - published February 2, 2026.What’s it about?Two Wolves Collide.Sister and brother,Olivia Hunter and Mark Mayweather -separated from one another all their lives -are once again drawn together;however, their reunion does not unfoldas they hoped it would,and as a result they find themselveson opposite sides of a life and death strugglethat will expose who they are, what they are,and what kind of a werewolf they both are.And witness the reunificationand the reckoning of the relationshipof Olivia Hunter and Vega - The Vampire King.Will their love survive the battle being foughtbeneath The Shadow of The Wolf?The Shadow of The Wolf is available to buy from Amazon here: https://amzn.eu/d/5p8DJJF

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 ‘A Matter Of Time’, from his poetry collection The Pathfinder, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

In this episode, Mark reads the Prologue: Mark Mayweather of his new book ‘The Shadow of The Wolf’ - the sixth book in his The Wolf and The Vampire book series, which focuses on the mother, daughter, wife, werewolf Olivia Hunter - published February 2, 2026.What’s it about?Two Wolves Collide.Sister and brother,Olivia Hunter and Mark Mayweather -separated from one another all their lives -are once again drawn together;however, their reunion does not unfoldas they hoped it would,and as a result they find themselveson opposite sides of a life and death strugglethat will expose who they are, what they are,and what kind of a werewolf they both are.And witness the reunificationand the reckoning of the relationshipof Olivia Hunter and Vega - The Vampire King.Will their love survive the battle being foughtbeneath The Shadow of The Wolf?The Shadow of The Wolf is available to buy from Amazon here: https://amzn.eu/d/5p8DJJF

In this episode, Mark announces that his new book The Shadow of The Wolf - the sixth book in his book series The Wolf and The Vampire - is now available to purchase in hardcover and as an ebook from Amazon.You can get your copy of The Shadow of The Wolf, as well as all Mark’s books, from Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/05F6tFnY

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 ‘World Between Worlds’, from his poetry collection The Comeback Kid, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

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 ‘Where It All Started’, from his poetry collection Poet of the Multiverse, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

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 ‘Dreams Of The Moment’, from his poetry collection The Rambler, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

I remember January 10th, 2016, like it was yesterday… I remember what I was doing and where I was on the day when I heard that David Bowie had died… and I remember what I did next: I wrote a poem. I wrote a poem for David Bowie called “Always The Starman”, because I wanted to pay tribute to him, to who he was, and to what he and his music meant to so many people from all around the world. Then, not long after, I was inspired to write a short story that was not about David Bowie per se but his spirit definitely influenced it, my story “The Man in Black”; and following on from my short story I would go on to write six more short stories once again influenced by the spirit of David Bowie, which I would go on to collect together and have published in my short story collection “Playing God”. The original 2018 paperback version of “Playing God” had this image of David Bowie on the cover which I drew against a starry backdrop, and the 2024 hardback version featured a cover which was inspired by a sketch of David Bowie which was already within my book - but I gave it a fresh twist of colour and detail. Anyway, suffice to say, if it weren’t for David Bowie then I don’t know who I would be right now, because David Bowie has inspired me and he has influenced me for years in one way or another. I am so grateful for the spirit and the music of @davidbowie which has visited me and inspired me so many times over the years, and I know that I am not the only one who feels that way. Rest in peace, David Bowie. Thank you, Starman. ⭐ 🖤 - Mark

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 ‘Tales of Wonder Lands’, from his poetry collection The Dreamer and The Dream, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

In this episode, Mark talks about his upcoming book ‘The Shadow of The Wolf’ - the fifth book in his The Wolf and The Vampire book series, which focuses on the mother, daughter, wife, werewolf Olivia Hunter - which is due to be published February 2, 2026.What’s it about?Two Wolves Collide.Sister and brother,Olivia Hunter and Mark Mayweather -separated from one another all their lives -are once again drawn together;however, their reunion does not unfoldas they hoped it would,and as a result they find themselveson opposite sides of a life and death strugglethat will expose who they are, what they are,and what kind of a werewolf they both are.And witness the reunificationand the reckoning of the relationshipof Olivia Hunter and Vega - The Vampire King.Will their love survive the battle being foughtbeneath The Shadow of The Wolf?Preorder The Shadow of The Wolf from Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/5p8DJJF

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 ‘Our Song’, from his poetry collection The Eternal Boy, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

In this Christmas Special episode, Mark reads his new poem “Islands of Happiness and Peace” which he wrote especially from Christmas 2025.Check out this poem and all of Mark’s other poems on his website MarkThePoet.Me

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 plague her, and so many others, over the festive period.

In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “Christmas Special” written in 2023.

In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “The Christmas Spirit” written in 2021.

In this episode, Mark recites one of his Christmas themed poems. In this episode Mark reads his poem “Christmases” written in 2016.