Pioneering Over Four Epochs

Buy the Kindle/Nook e-version of Alternative Poetry Books - Yellow edition From banana ^Pro in The Alternative Poetry Blog of banana_the_poet (16 hours old)

Visit the e-bookstore at EndaxiPress.com Either buy 15 poem excerpts for .99p or the Full download for only £1.99. The first book of a seven book series – Alternative Poetry Books – Yellow… more

I sold a download!!!! I'm having a little dance to celebrate!!! From banana ^Pro in Banana Waffles. (17 hours old)

Someone bought a download of my book!! Within minutes of me Tweeting it!! Now what shall I spend my £1.30 on? (That's how much I get once PayPal gets their cut)… more

Free Kindle or Nook e-book download! From banana ^Pro in Banana Waffles. (20 hours old)

Now available as an e-book in e-pub and mobi-pocket format Alternative Poetry Books - Yellow edition contains 62 poems. Compatible with Kindle, Nook and other popular e-book readers. Funny/quirky … more

Holy Hungry Haiku Batman! From banana ^Pro in Poetry to make you smile and maybe laugh (1 day old)

Mealtimes in abbeys empty deep fat friars truly love the Chip Monk… more

Possibly the longest most boring blog post in the world. From banana ^Pro in Banana Waffles. (3 days old)

I've been wondering why it is that often artists and writers sneer at scientists? I have read so many long diatribes about how scientists should take responsibility for the impact of their work and … more

This is worth making my first post for! From banana ^Pro in eco living (5 days old)

Hello everyone - I've been waiting to post until I had something worthwhile to say and now I have :) Just saw a fantastic link on Twitter for an idea of how to grow veggies and herbs using hydropon… more

First short story after 18 years! From banana ^Pro in Banana Waffles. (5 days old)

I used to write short stories. But my interest dwindled. I entered a few competitions and in those days there was no internet to share things on. One of my personality foibles is that I need encour… more

Identity Crisis. From banana ^Pro in Banana's Short Stories (6 days old)

Identity Crisis "Aren't you going to answer that?" Deb frowned, her immaculately made-up face marred by the look of irritation clouding it. "No. It's probably a wrong number," Tom glanced at … more

The Wolf Princess. From banana ^Pro in Poetry to make you smile and maybe laugh (6 days old)

When I was born I was stolen away; Running down the winding gravel pathway from the golden palace where my mother the Queen and father the King dined on quail unaware their baby daughter was gon… more

The Rose has Thorns. From banana ^Pro in Share your poems here (6 days old)

The Rose has Thorns. Dark curly hair cascading softly brown spaniel eyes sparkling. I will never forget your beauty or the clean smell of cotton from your clothes. Never forget your low tone of voi… more

Dogged Disguise - poetry which reveals the inner me. From banana ^Pro in Poetry to make you smile and maybe laugh (7 days old)

Dogged Disguise I'm a fat little white poodle with a permanently dribbly chin that's the true me if you could zoom much closer in; Luckily no-one's managed it - least of all my lover, my i… more

A poem for Elena Desserich. From banana ^Pro in Share your poems here (8 days old)

For Elena A miracle of sorts; not water into wine, or walking on the briny sea, but still a miracle I think; that a little girl can die, and yet the love she felt still grows. Written in… more

I found a poem! From banana ^Pro in Share your poems here (9 days old)

A Found Poem I've been collecting for poppies. I can't put in much time because I work full-time, but I will have managed two two-hour stints outside Sainsburys. Now, we're told, "You must… more

The most expensive poetry book in the world? $1,165.53 on Amazon! From banana ^Pro in Banana Waffles. (9 days old)

My book - a snip at $1,165.53 on Amazon! http://bit.ly/1cn6WV - & to think I was worried my #poetry was rubbish! LOL You can see from the address bar on this screen capture it is indeed my book… more

Maybe my poems are rubbish? From banana ^Pro in Share your poems here (10 days old)

Maybe my poems are rubbish? Why did this never occur to me before? It suddenly hit me like a brick in the face. Maybe my poems are rubbish? What made me think the words excuse the paper used to… more

What do you think of it so far? Banana's Book Blog Tour - 3 From banana ^Pro in Banana Waffles. (11 days old)

My book - Alternative Poetry Books - Yellow edition is THE featured book on the front page of Freado.com because underneath they are carrying the link to my latest stop in my blog tour on the BookBu… more

1st Review of Alternative Poetry Books - Yellow edition on Barnes & Noble!!! From banana ^Pro in Banana Waffles. (12 days old)

Posted November 1, 2009, 12:45 PM EST: I stumbled upon Banana the Poet, aka Michele Brenton, on the Writers Digest website. I've been following her on Twitter ever since and I read the sample poetry b… more

Listen, do you want to know a secret? From banana ^Pro in Poetry to make you smile and maybe laugh (13 days old)

The secret of writing comedy. The secret of writing comedy is known by every clown; first you think up comedy then you write it down. … more

A Halloween Poem - oooooooooooo! From banana ^Pro in Poetry to make you smile and maybe laugh (14 days old)

Halloween. The witch cackled her crackling voice snapping the cold twigged silence leaving it forever sullied. Ghosts willowed past smoky wraiths pale despondent dreaming of the days when… more

Want to win a free copy of my poetry book? From banana ^Pro in Banana Waffles. (16 days old)

If you would like to win a free copy - then please Retweet the following message on your Twitter stream. Free copies of @banana_the_poet's new fun paperback #AlternativePoetryBooks http://bit.ly/… more

Fun, fun, fun, fun - Going Bananas on Blog Tour! From banana ^Pro in Banana Waffles. (16 days old)

The next stage of my Banana Blog Tour - an interview on Dan Holloway's Blog - The Man Who Painted Agnieszka's Shoes I wrote a new very short poem for this one, have revealed some things that I ne… more

Something to make your ears bleed! From banana ^Pro in Poetry to make you smile and maybe laugh (16 days old)

A truly awful shocking dreadful poem, recited in a way to bring out the full Vogonity of the underlying metaphors and dichotomies. Paula Nancy Millhouse Jennings eat your heart out! :>… more

OK here's another dire abomination. From banana ^Pro in Poetry to make you smile and maybe laugh (16 days old)

Save the Planet. Crash! Out of the night the huge tree wanders its bleeding wounds dripping while roots dragging from it leave trails that slugs envy in their silvery slime. Bang! The lig… more

An example of a truly awful poem. From banana ^Pro in Poetry to make you smile and maybe laugh (17 days old)

Incomparable meaning is the truth of eternal veritatious wisdom. A bird flies so high up in the sky your lips are red as a red red rose My heart will break if you die I will cry and cry and get … more

Bad Taste Poem - Don't read this if you are squeamish or easily offended! From banana ^Pro in Poetry to make you smile and maybe laugh (18 days old)

Bad Taste - Period! So Vampires are the very latest teenage girly fad they are attracted to the brooding dark looks of the bad but am I the only one on earth to think this thought I had - why… more

My Poetry Book is selling now! From banana ^Pro in Writers (19 days old)

Here's a picture of the proof copy of the paperback edition of Alternative Poetry Books - Yellow edition. It was exactly right and so the book has now been released for sale on the various Amazon… more

My Blog Tour Begins! From banana ^Pro in Banana Waffles. (19 days old)

It is these days the 'done thing' to have a blog tour when a book is released on sale. I have no idea if I'm doing the done thing the way it should be done as I am just winging it like so much else… more

Must Finish Next Book! From banana ^Pro in Banana Waffles. (19 days old)

Have a weird sort of jumpy feeling lately. As my Yellow book has been released early I'm doing a lot of 'by the seat of my pants flying' with it. Add that to the fact this is the first time I've don… more

Free e-Day! From banana ^Pro in Banana Waffles. (19 days old)

banana_the_poet is proud to support Free-e-day, the online festival of independent music, literature, and art. Click the images to read the online brochure at Freado.com … more

The best laid plans of men and bananas! From banana ^Pro in Banana Waffles. (22 days old)

Okay here was the plan: 1. 50 copies printed to be signed, embossed certified as limited editions and sent out to pre-orderers ahead of the rest. 2. Book released for general purchase in first w… more