

The Punany Poets
The Punany Poets Where sensuality meets social consciousness, The Punany Poets are a groundbreaking collective of spoken word artists, musicians, and performers who have been redefining erotic expression since 1995. Created by author and activist Jessica Holter, this dynamic troupe blends poetry, theater, music, and dance into immersive live experiences that celebrate love, liberation, and the power of storytelling.

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Jessica Holter and The Punany Poets gained national attention in 2000 after appearing on the acclaimed HBO documentary series Real Sex. However, Holter had launched The Punany Project five years earlier, in 1995, as a publishing-based initiative to raise AIDS awareness. She released her first book, Punany: The Hip Hop Psalms, in 1998.

The Punany Poets
The Politics of Pleasure
With roots in hip-hop and a heart in healing, Jessica Holter has toured throughout the United States and in the Caribbean, captivating audiences with unapologetic performances that explore intimacy, identity, sexual health/ HIV AIDS awareness, and the politics of pleasure. The Punany Poets shows are part cabaret, part confession, and all soul—designed to awaken, inspire, and ignite. The Punany Poets is an imprint on Coffy Books where the shelves are filling with cutting edge thought, colorful art, poetry, and novels.
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Whether you're a longtime fan or a curious newcomer, prepare to be moved. The Punany Poets don’t just perform—they transform.


Punany Books
Punany books are now owned and managed by Coffy Books, the publishing entity of Holter Intellectual Property, Incorporated. Email info@hipinc.org to make special requests.

Music & Spoken Word
Enjoy this eclectic collection of recordings by Jessica Holter and The Punany Poets, including in-studio and performance outtakes. Listen Now.

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Writer, Jessica Holter
Writer, Jessica Holter


Picture Your Soul #oakland Song(Writer, Jessica Holter)

🎶 Flauta de Carne (Versión en Español) (Writer, Jessica Holter)

Skin Flute (Song in English by Writer, Jessica Holter)
What can two sexually adventurous women offer the man who has it all? Take an unhappy husband with a spoiled and suspicious wife, an androgynous businesswoman with a knack for inflicting pain, and an executive assistant with no shame. Add a passive-aggressive lesbian pillow princess to the scene, and you have just started the War Between Tops and Bottoms. Sexy Stormy Talbert and her wife, Korea Smith, thought they were satisfied living the American dream—until they seduced music executive Hartford Crow and embarked on a sizzling sexual escapade with limitless possibilities. The Punany Experience is not your average down-low story. Jessica Holter’s first erotic novel eloquently blurs the lines of sexual identity, tempting readers into a slippery tale of fluid sexuality that has no boundaries.


