From Poet of the Sphere to The Sound of Mark, from The Eternal Boy to The Dreamer and The Dream, from Too Close To The Sun to Playing God, from The Wolf in Me, The Wolf in You, The Wolf in Us to Vega – The Vampire King, from The Rambler to Poet of the Multiverse, from The Comeback Kid to The Pathfinder, from The Doorman to I’ll Meet You At The Lighthouse, from The Storyteller to The Return of The Wolf, from Scales & George to The Affair, from The Shadow of The Wolf to my new poetry collection The Outsider – all my published poetry and stories are all now available to buy from Amazon! Get yourself a copy now! 😎
Time certainly does fly - one minute you are young and carefree, and the next you find yourself looking in the mirror and wondering whose reflection it is that you now see; because our time and the events of our life sometimes feel like something that happened to someone else, somewhere else - because what happens to us as we grow and as we progress through the waves of change that crash against us have a direct and a profound impact upon us in ways that sometimes only become apparent years afterwards… time is always temporary - because every moment is unique and sometimes only fragments can be found that harken back to memories of experiences remain to reflect upon and remind us of the times of our past that always find a way to endure in some form or another… when we are young our birthdays are the best days of our lives and we look forward to them for many reasons; however, as we get older, our birthdays can feel more like milestones of our life’s journey and quiet reminders that no matter what we do we can never undo what has been done - and we are reminded to accept what we cannot change and learn to appreciate who and what still matters to us and gives meaning to us… being a wiser man than I was, and after going through what I have been through, I am grateful for who I am, for what I am, and for who and what I have in my life, and I do not look back and think that I would change that much from my past - because I believe that those who were once by my side are no longer with me for a reason, and those who remain with me have always been with me and always will be… perhaps, one day, I will find myself wondering, yet again, about who I am and how I came to be who and what I have become and I may have had a change of heart and mind about what happened and why; however, until then, I am happy to be here, with whom I share my story with, as I continue to wax lyrically and loudly my belief in the power of poetry and my ability to be a creative, productive, optimistic and positive individual and influence to everyone I know and everyone I meet.
My poem “The Library of Mark”, taken from my 2026 poetry collection ‘The Outsider’ – out now and available to buy online from Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/05PdiPiF
I am thrilled to announce that my tenth poetry collection, The Outsider, is out now on Amazon!
Filled with 60 previously unpublished poems, The Outsider is a testament to who I am, what I am, and my 14 year journey as a writer, poet and an author.
The crew of the Artemis II mission to the Moon captivated and inspired a whole new generation of scientists, engineers, astronauts, explorers, artists, and storytellers from the moment that they left the pull of Earth’s gravity and they began their journey to our natural satellite for the first time in over 50 years and gave humanity the collective opportunity to experience the return to somewhere we know, to somewhere that has always been a constant in our lives, and somewhere that will one day become humanity’s first interstellar outpost, beacon, workplace, and home… for ten days, we the people of Earth stopped focusing on the chaos and the turmoil of the conflicts being fought around the world and we lifted our eyes and followed every step of the way of the 685,000 mile round trip of a crew of four sojourners as they traveled farther than any humans have ever traveled before and they got to witness the sights of the dark side of the Moon that we do not get to see here on Earth - not to mention the sight of Earth rising over the horizon of the Moon, and a spectacular solar eclipse - and they were able to share what they saw with those of us back on Earth in the form of photographs that will continue to capture and captivate the imagination of people for years to come… NASA Commander Reid Wiseman, NASA pilot Victor Glover, NASA mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen maintained almost continuous contact with Earth for almost the entirety of their journey to the Moon, and as they reached farther and farther away from this lifeboat of a planet that we all call home they gave us all so much insight and inspiration about who they are and who we all are as a people; because what that crew embodied every moment of their mission was what makes humanity so singular, so unique, so special, and so extraordinary, and what we can all achieve if we work together and never give up on the power of our dreams and our exceptional ability to make leaps into the unknown for the betterment of all of humanity… the mission of Artemis II and its phenomenal crew will never be forgotten by those who watched them and followed the story of their space adventure every step of the way and every hour of every day by those who wanted them to do what they set out to do: to return humanity to the moon and invite future generations of astronauts to follow their example and one day eclipse their accomplishments and once again return humanity to the surface of the Moon and use it as a staging ground for a future mission to the planet Mars… the crew of Artemis II have now successfully returned to Earth and are now sharing their experiences and their bond with one another with the entire world as they attempt to put into words how their mission and their journey has changed them and their relationship with Earth and all of humanity; but one thing they should be sure about is that to many of those of us who watched them, and who listened intently to every word they said, they are more than a team of astronauts; they are more than a crew of voyagers; they are the heart and the soul of what makes humanity capable of doing extraordinary things; and, in my opinion, what the crew of Artemis II shared with us here on Earth was nothing short of poetry and, to me, they are nothing short of poets.
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 unfold as they hoped it would, and as a result they find themselves on opposite sides of a life and death struggle that will expose who they are, what they are, and what kind of a werewolf they both are.
And witness the reunification and the reckoning of the relationship of Olivia Hunter and Vega – The Vampire King. Will their love survive the battle being fought beneath The Shadow of The Wolf?
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 unfold as they hoped it would, and as a result they find themselves on opposite sides of a life and death struggle that will expose who they are, what they are, and what kind of a werewolf they both are.
And witness the reunification and the reckoning of the relationship of Olivia Hunter and Vega – The Vampire King. Will their love survive the battle being fought beneath The Shadow of The Wolf?
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.
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