Punany : The Hip Hop Psalms

by Jessica Holter

First released in 1995, Punany: The Hip-Hop Psalms is a collective of erotic poetry and prose pieces produced by Jessica Holter (GGB), and other emerging Bay Area artist in response to the untimely death of Eric “Easy E” Wright due to AIDS complications. The tragedy inspired the idea to produce a poetry book of erotica, which promotes AIDS Awareness.

Punany: The Hip-Hop Psalms, The Collector's Edition

A 104 page, fully illustrated collection of work from the Bay Areas' own Spoken Word Soldiers (The Punany Poets) armed with pen and tongue on the battlefield of personal awareness and safer sexual practice. The Punany Project was introduced to the world in an HBO segment, which began airing March 2000. The response to the Literary/Performance group has been phenomenal. In fact, it was the response from viewers that encouraged the reprinting of the original title: Punany: The Hip-Hop Psalms, The Collector's Edition. Since the initial airing in March 2000, HBO has had an overwhelming response from viewers and has continued airing the segment to-date entitled: The Punany Poets in Punany World Wide, the longest segment in HBO Real Sex history.

The most unique quality of Punany: The Hip-Hop Psalms, The Collector's Edition is the fact that it is more than a book. It is soundproof literary art designed to stimulate while teaching.

128 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 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

[Shà · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was interesting. the whole time I was reading it I was also envisioning how they would perform these poems on stage. it was aweseome.