Interviews

About Biography Artist's Statement Interviews Speaking-Teaching Speaking and Teaching information Speaking-Teaching Schedule Yearlong Courses The Nature of Teaching Contact-Booking Non-Fiction and Fiction Books You Don't Have to Do It Alone Falling Down and Getting Up Surviving Storms The Book of Soul Drinking From The River Of Life More Together Than Alone Things That Join the Sea and the Sky The One Life We're Given Inside the Miracle The Endless Practice Seven Thousand Ways to Listen As Far As the Heart Can See Unlearning Back to God The Exquisite Risk The Book of Awakening Finding Inner Courage Poetry Books The Half-Life of Angels The Way Under The Way Reduced To Joy Surviving Has Made Me Crazy Suite for the Living Inhabiting Wonder Acre of Light: Living With Cancer Fire Without Witness God, the Maker of the Bed... Audio Projects Audiobooks Surviving Storms The Book of Soul More Together Than Alone The One Life We're Given Inside the Miracle (expanded, 2015) The Endless Practice Seven Thousand Ways To Listen As Far As the Heart Can See Finding Inner Courage The Book of Awakening Audio Projects Flames That Light the Heart (vidoe course) Reduced to Joy Staying Awake Holding Nothing Back Inside the Miracle (1996) Finding Our Way in the World Inner Courage Anthologies The Oprah Winfrey Show: Reflections on an American Legacy Deepening the American Dream Living the Questions Teaching with Fire Essential Sufism The Patient's Voice Blood to Remember Poems Paia, a Clearing in the Forest The Way Under the Way The Appointment Thinking Like a Butterfly Where is God? The Necessary Art In Muir Woods Breaking Surface Fighting the Instrument One Step Closer Accepting This Before the Twice-Locked Gates Tidal The Great Opening Look Around At the Window Walking North Earth Prayer In Progress This Strange and Blessed Humanness The Promise of the Inner World Home	Watch An Interview on Life Purpose with Motiversity in Canada (YouTube) Mark Nepo is interviewed on life purpose by Tyler Waye of Motiveristy, a far-reaching conversation filled with stories and parables that speak to our life choices in modern times.     Watch A Discussion with Justine Wills Toms From New Dimensions Radio In The Trusted Company of Others with Mark Nepo, Justine Wills Toms, the host of New Radio, interviews Mark for his newest book, You Don't Have to Do It Alone: The Power of Friendship, July, 2024 (1 hour)     Watch An Interview On Sharing our Stories - Grief Insights From Mark Join Mark going into the depths with Emily Threatt, host of the Grief and Happiness podcast as they share stories of life, love, loss and learning to accept and move with the pain, fear and grief - especially fitting now with everything going on in the world.     Watch A Conversation Between Tara Brach and Mark This Conversation with Tara Brach and Mark from 2021 explores Mark's Book of Soul and many other topics during this 77 minute program. Tara is an American psychologist, author, and proponent of Buddhist meditation.     Watch Mark Speak At The Legendary St. James Church In London Mark speaks at the legendary St.  James Church in London on his book More Together Than Alone (84 minute program)     Watch A Discussion With Mark At The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Join Mark for a lively discussion on his book Drinking from the River of Life at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts from December 2021.     Watch An Interview With Lee Harris On Impact the World Mark was invited to join Lee Harris' Impact the World podcast for a very special conversation, Deepening Love.      Watch A Conversation With Light Watkins On Taking Risks How to Become Comfortable Taking Risks finds Mark with Light Watkins for a deeply moving 90 minute conversation on The Light Watkins Show in September 2023.      Watch An Interview With Tami Simon on Insights at the Edge Welcome to Insights at the Edge with host Tami Simon and Mark talking about Taking Exquisite Risks from 2018.     Watch A Conversation on Next Level Soul With Alex Ferrari Alex Ferrari, host of Next Level Soul invited Mark for a conversation in 2023 where they covered so many topics - from finding one's voice, joy, cancer therapy, the pandemic, current global affairs, and how miracles are part of the process, not events that we encounter on the deeper, relational journey.     Watch An Interview With Mark and Michael Wayne Mark and Michael Wayne explore The One Life We're Given at the Open Center in NYC in November 2015     Watch An Poetry Reading with Mark (Vimeo) Saying Yes to Life: A Poetry Reading and Conversation with Mark at The Sophia Institute, Charleston, SC, May 31, 2024. (code = sayingyes#1)     Watch An Evening with Mark (YouTube) Poetry Reading and Conversation with Mark at All Saints Church, Pasadena, April 21, 2013, hosted by Rev. Ed Bacon     Watch Mark discuss The Art of Putting Things Together Mark speaks about how to put the world together and not take it apart as we move through the amplified noise of things falling apart.     Watch An Interview by Oprah Winfrey - Soul To Soul It's the definition of the soul that touched Oprah deeply. Watch as poet and best-selling author Mark Nepo opens up about God, spirituality and what the world needs in this round of Soul to Soul.     Watch An Interview by Oprah Winfrey - How To Fulfill Your Greatest Desire Mark Nepo says that for many years, he wanted to be a great poet. Now, he says, his heart's desire is to be the poem. Watch as he explains how every person can make their greatest passions a reality.     Watch An Interview by Oprah Winfrey - Two Ways Anyone Can Grow As A Human Being Poet and best-selling author says there are many ways to grow as human beings, but there are only two universal experiences: Either we are broken open or we willfully shed what isn't working in our lives. Watch as Mark explains what sacrifice means and how to find what's truly sacred in life.     Watch An Interview by Oprah Winfrey - The Day That Changed Mark Nepo's Life Forever Twenty-six years ago, poet Mark Nepo discovered a lump on the back of his head, but he didn't get it checked out until a friend urged him to see a doctor. Find out why Mark says there was no way to go back to the life he had been living after that medical visit.     Watch An Interview by Oprah Winfrey - Staying Present in a World of Distractions Poet and best-selling Mark Nepo says to listen to someone is to be truly present - but it's not always easy to do in a society that's so connected technologically. Watch as Mark explains the importance of putting presence over multitasking.     Watch An Interview by Oprah Winfrey - What Cancer Taught Poet After three years, two cycles of cancer and an aggressive series of chemotherapy, poet Mark Nepo's body was weak and broken. Watch as Mark shares the biggest lessons he learned during his battle with cancer.