Verbal Penetration: Punany Poets

by Jessica Holter

Powerful, provocative, and raw, self-described punany poets take readers on an extraordinary erotic journey, melding poetry, short stories, and prose to explore the essence of black male and female sexuality.

The Punany Poets are pioneers of erotic entertainment, creating lush literary works that also encourage self-empowerment and safer sex. Punany Poets' founder Jessica Holter, whose urban classic Punany: The Hip Hop Psalms was featured on HBO's Real Sex, has adapted the Poets' compositions into a groundbreaking anthology created to rouse the senses and inspire the imagination. Vivid, compelling poems and prose pieces deal with every facet of modern love and lust, and blend tantalizing sensual imagery with an underlying message of urban-rooted AIDS awareness. Never preachy, always original, and guaranteed to stimulate the individual and the couple, Verbal Penetration is unique among poetry anthologies -- a riveting, multi-dimensional erotic experience with heart, soul, and message.

Genres: Poetry

320 pages, Hardcover

First published April 17, 2007

About the author

Jessica Holter is a writer, public speaker, visual artist, and theatrical producer, best known for creating The Punany Poets in 1995. Also known as Ghetto Girl Blue, she is a pioneering figure in Black erotic spoken word. Holter has authored multiple titles, including the poetry collection Verbal Penetration and the novel The Punany Experience, published by Zane’s Strebor Books through Simon & Schuster.

With the recent release of her new book, Truth is a Trap House, her classic series Punany: The Hip Hop Psalms is gaining new audiences. While the original coffee table book is out of print and coveted by collectors, Black Love American Style, The Onliners, and Secret of the Pearl are available on Amazon. Speak the Unspeakable is also a fan favorite for survivors of trauma.

Fans of her theater work will enjoy her Adult Night School Stage Play, which producers can bring to their own community stages. Holter, a talented visual artist, is particularly proud of Ghetto Girl Blue’s Art Book with Haiku Poetry.

Her mystery books include AKA Dead Man and 13 Rooms. Her first self-help book, Voices of Foster Care: Healing Trauma, aimed at foster care alumni, is set to be released in Spring 2025.

Get previews of Jessica Holter’s written work at CoffyBooks.com.

Reviews

[Christina Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book...I still read it very often because it's poetry. Very exotic

[Shà · Rating 5 out of 5]

good reads.