You can get a copy of my books ‘Too Close To The Sun’, ‘Vega – The Vampire King’, ‘The Return of The Wolf’, ‘I’ll Meet You At The Lighthouse’, and ‘The Wolf and The Vampire Collection’ with their newly updated and remastered covers, as well as all my other books from Amazon now! 😎
Mark Hastings
Coming Soon… The Affair
Disclaimer:
This is a true story. This is the story of a relationship, and an account of things and events that happened, which should never have happened.
This is the story of two people whose bond was doomed from the start.
This is the story of two people who were meant to meet and to fall in love with one another,
but whose affair with one another would leave a lasting scar for one of them more than the other.
Out October 31, 2025.
The Doorman (2024) – The Audiobook
Simon Starling is a young man who just has no luck when it comes to relationships - and no matter what he does he always finds himself heartbroken. You would think that one day Simon's luck would change. Right? You would think that one day Simon would find "The One" for him? Well, one day, after breaking up with his girlfriend, something happens to Simon which leads him to visiting a magical place called "Reader's World" and be introduced to its enigmatic and mysterious custodian, "The Doorman", and from that moment Simon's life would never be the same again.
Chapter One – “Introduction”:
Chapter Two – “Mrs. Robinson”:
Chapter Three – “Reader’s World”:
Chapter Four – “Shrödinger”:
Chapter Five – “Raven”:
Chapter Six – “The Green Door”:
Chapter Seven – “The Cardinal”:
Chapter Eight – “The Dream”:
Chapter Nine – “Open”:
Chapter Ten – “The Break-through”:
Chapter Eleven – “The Red Queen”:
Chapter Twelve: “Deadlock”:
Chapter Thirteen: “Phoenix”:
Chapter Fourteen: “The Shadow Man”:
Chapter Fifteen: “The Dark Room”:
The Doorman (2024) – Chapter Sixteen: “Ouroboros”:
Get your copy of the hardcover version of The Doorman on Amazon now!
My Poem “Return of the Poet”
Even though, at times, I may have ventured "Too Close To The Sun", I will always be the "Poet of the Sphere"... even though I have written about "The Wolf in Me", "The Wolf in You", "The Wolf in Us" and "Vega - The Vampire King", I will always emanate "The Sound of Mark"... even though I have been "Playing God", I will always be "The Eternal Boy"... I will always be "The Dreamer and The Dream"... I will always love "Truly Madly Deeply"... I will always be "The Rambler"... I will always be the "Poet of the Multiverse"... I will always be "The Comeback Kid"; because, even though I have stories within me that I believe are just waiting to be told, poetry is my life's blood... poetry is my voice... poetry is my epic flood... poetry is my universe within which I do not have a choice - because poetry is my destiny, it always has been and it always will be... poetry has brought me gifts of connection... poetry has always been within me... there isn't a day that goes by when I do not open my eyes and see the light of inspiration... there isn't a day that goes by when I do not listen and hear the rhythm of life's music in unison with my multi-layered imagination... even when things seemed to be coming to the end of their calling, I always believed that whenever the time arose when I might need to be renewed, the one within would climb, like a "Rising Star", and there would no longer be any limits - because, like a shooting star in the night sky, there would be no stopping the return of the poet.
‘The Wolf in Me’ by Mark Hastings – audio book: Prologue
A Poem A Day #365 – Special Bonus Episode: A Poem for Every Day of the Year
Poet of the Sphere/Mark The Poet: one and the same
"Hi everyone, I'm Mark Hastings... I'm afraid I'm not someone who plays an instrument or sings; however what I am, what I love and what I one day hope to be is a poet and a dreamer who can move the world with my poetry..." - "The Poet" by Mark Hastings, From my book 'Poet of the Sphere', First published in 2012 This verse of poetry from my poem "The Poet", which is also the description on the back of my first poetry collection 'Poet of the Sphere', describes me when I first started writing poetry, and who I still am and who I still want to be to this day. Granted I may have made some missteps along the way, I may have made some mistakes; but I still hope that I have been a source of hope and inspiration for others and that I will continue to be. I have published 12 books over the course of the last 10 years - filled with poetry, stories, inspiration, characters, recollections, tales of fantasy mixed with personal experiences - but no matter what I have written everything has within it not just me but those whom I have met throughout my life and ingrained more so than could ever be imagined. I have always loved sharing experiences with others and occasionally capturing moments of time with others so that others can read and relive those experiences through the lens of my poetic eye. Alot of the poems that I have written have been read by many people, but some have never been read by anyone other than who they were written and intended for - but no matter who reads, or listens to my poem for that matter, I hope that I have left my mark upon the heart of those who have felt something from the touch of my words upon their soul. All 12 of my books are available to buy on Amazon and a great many of my poems new and old can be read @markthepoet and some can even be heard on Spotify being recited by me on "Mark The Poet - The Podcast" - which is essentially a poetic trip down memory lane in which I recite a poem from one of my books every day. Happy reading and happy listening! -Mark 😊
“Bench Mark of a Book”
As I customarily do, not long ago I left a signed copy of my new book POET of the Multiverse for someone to find - and I have done the same thing multiple times over the last 10 years for each and every one of my 12 books. Today I left a copy of POET of the Multiverse on a park-bench at the exact spot where the cover photo for the book was taken - how's that for poetic? Anyway, whoever it is who gets lucky enough to find the signed copy of my book that I just left... Happy reading! ☺️
‘Poet of the Multiverse’ – Out Now on Amazon for Kindle
My new book ‘Poet of the Multiverse’ – coming soon…
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 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 poetry collection Poet of the Sphere. The intention of the poems within POET of the Multiverse is to be a celebration, of sorts. You see, it has been 10 years since I got my first book, Poet of the Sphere, published and my journey as a writer from then to now has been incredible, amazing, unbelievable, fulfilling, gratifying, and epic in so many ways. I have written 12 books since 2012 - filled with poetry, short-stories, novellas; however, no matter what I have written, poetry has always been my first love and the way that I choose to express myself and share the unfiltered inspiration within me. Since 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of the publication of my first book I decided to put together a brand new collection of poems that I hope give people an insight into who I am as a person, as a poet, as a writer, at the same time reflecting upon the poetic journey that I have been on since I first became an author. And I hope that everybody enjoys reading every verse of the multitude of verses to be found within the poems of my new book, POET of the Multiverse. The paperback version of POET of the Multiverse will be out soon, but if you cannot wait to get yourself a copy then you can get the ebook version right now for Kindle on Amazon: here I hope you like what you read! ☺ -Mark
Mark The Poet 