A Mouthful of Air is a podcast of classic and contemporary poetry, hosted by Mark McGuinness.

Every episode of the podcast focuses on a single poem, plus Mark’s thoughts on the poem or an interview with the poet.

Our bookshop contains books by the poets featured on the podcast. So if you enjoy a poem on the podcast, you can buy the book it came from. Or if you find a poet you like in the bookshop, check out their episode on the podcast! 

There are two bookshelves for every year of the podcast, for Classic and Contemporary poets. 

Click on ‘View all’ next to a bookshelf to reveal Mark’s notes about some books - e.g. In cases where the poem featured on the podcast does not appear in a book available on Bookshop.org, we have selected the poet’s latest collection, and added a note on the bookshelf saying that this is an ‘alternative’ selection.

Every time you buy a book from our bookshop, you are supporting the podcast’s production, as well as independent bookshops. Thank you!

You can find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon etc. and on the website: A MouthfulofAir.fm

Happy reading and listening!

“It’s hard to overstate how good this show is.” ~ Podcast Review, The 9 Best Podcasts for Poetry Lovers