A Mouthful of Air: Poetry with Mark McGuinness
Latest Episodes
Astrophil and Stella Sonnet 1 by Sir Philip Sidney
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘For I will consider my Cat Jeoffry’ by Christopher Smart
Mark McGuinness reads and discusses For I will consider my cat Jeoffry from Jubilate Agno by Christopher Smart.For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/for-i-will-consider-my-cat-jeoffry-christopher-smart
The Sanctioned State by Edward Doegar
Edward Doegar reads The Sanctioned State and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness.For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/the-sanctioned-state-edward-doegar