A Mouthful of Air: Poetry with Mark McGuinness

A Mouthful of Air: Poetry with Mark McGuinness


Latest Episodes

The Future of A Mouthful of Air
September 12, 2023

Mark McGuinness takes you behind the scenes of A Mouthful of Air, telling the story of the creation of the show, and how you can help us in the next phase of the podcast.For a full episode transcript go to: the-future-of-a-mouthful-of-air

The Larder by Judy Brown
August 15, 2023

Judy Brown reads The Larder and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness.For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/the-larder-judy-brown

Astrophil and Stella Sonnet 1 by Sir Philip Sidney
August 01, 2023

Mark McGuinness reads and discusses Astrophil and Stella, Sonnet 1 by Sir Philip Sidney.For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/astrophil-and-stella-sonnet-1-sir-philip-sidney

Bede’s Sparrow by Isobel Dixon
July 18, 2023

Isobel Dixon reads Bedes Sparrow and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness.For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/bedes-sparrow-isobel-dixon

‘As I push the door’ by Harry Man and Endre Ruset
July 05, 2023

Harry Man and Endre Ruset read As I push the door and discuss the poem with Mark McGuinness.CONTENT WARNING: the poem in this episode was written in response to the terrorist attack in Norway in 2011. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amo

Futility by Wilfred Owen
June 28, 2023

Mark McGuinness reads and discusses Futility by Wilfred Owen.For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/futility-wilfred-owen

From The Triumph of Life by Percy Bysshe Shelley
June 06, 2023

Mark McGuinness reads and discusses a passage from The Triumph of Life by Percy Bysshe Shelley.For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/the-triumph-of-life-percy-bysshe-shelley

Song about putting a bird in a pie by Luke Samuel Yates
May 23, 2023

Luke Samuel Yates reads Song about putting a bird in a pie and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness.For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/song-about-putting-a-bird-in-a-pie-luke-samuel-yates

The Tyger by William Blake
May 09, 2023

Mark McGuinness reads and discusses The Tyger by William Blake.For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/the-tyger-william-blake

In the stillness of his moment, deciding by Tom Sastry
April 25, 2023

Tom Sastry reads In the stillness of his moment, deciding and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness.For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/in-the-stillness-of-his-moment-deciding-tom-sastry