He said He Didn’t Get High

he said he didn’t get high

he said it and he meant it

he was there to represent it

like a school yard rhyme

i couldn’t wait

the pharmacy was so far away

and it was late

and i was hot

so daddy dug in raw

he hit my spot

too far gone

to contemplate my fate

today

i’m sitting in a chair

taking smaller breaths

each time i breath the air

looking all around

i am quite the cynic

peeking under skirts and into shirts

i wonder, what has been in there

and why they are in this clinic

By Ghetto Girl Blue

Cancer of Love

I went to Ghettoville

Saw the Cancer of Love

She called my name and named my shame

In a house of ghetto thrill

The perfect purrrrrr of pussycat sap

Unleash the tigress upon me

Who could resist, the grind of a feline

Bouncing upon on his lap?

Before I could think, wallet in my hand

Master charge me baby, while I text my wife

“Hi babe, playing racketball at the club

be an hour at most”, the lies began

I come with cash for the dirtiest dancer

And still there is bread on the table

For, I am a man, not addicted to love

I am addicted to her cancer

This much I know is true

I wise man knows, he knows nothing at all

And even when your pimpin’ your hardest

Somebody is pimpin’ you

by Jessica Holter

writing as J Steal

Bytchass Man

I did not become a lesbian

When I started making love to a woman

I became a lesbian

When I married a Bytchass man

Like a perfect dyke

Blocking the flood of his drag

With a housewives? silent tongue

I put myself in syke

I did not become a lesbian

When I started making love to a woman

I became a lesbian

When I married a Bytchass man

That's what I get, some surmise

For loving a man whose manhood is measured

by the velocity of his thrust

and his friggin' dique size

Addiction Affliction

Loving you is my addiction.

I need your lust

beyond comprehension.

I hang,

suspended,

in the unbearable

stretch

of

time

between your call,

your affection,

your erection,

your coming

(and) departure;

wishing you were all mine

not hers,

not going home to what you have

publicly claimed as yours.

(Did I overlook my invitation to your wedding?)

I am dreading the swallow of the new taste of you,

wondering if the scent of your dedication will leak through

But when I recall from whence we have come

I am elevated to a crescendo of hope.

For

your body is my dope

I am hooked

on your teasing tongue,

the dripping saccharine that flows

through your poetic words

coagulating like your multiple comings

in the back of my throat,

the insolvable stain you leave my brain

every time your tenderness

beckons you back to my beastly domain

I do not want to forget.

I do not need to forgive.

You can not sin inside me.

We accept.

We ascend.

Don’t wear anything.

No clothing, no condom, no title.

This is Ghetto Love and you are fully entitled

‘cause we “g” back.

It is real

It is ghetto

It it simple.

I am your temple

and you are a parishioner

here.

Jessica Holter

Writing as Ghetto Girl Blue

Most people know that The Punany Poets perform, but we only started to the shows to promote our books.  Zane is my publisher, the book is The Punany Poets’ Verbal Penetration. It is sexy, smart and makes a great gift. Please check it out. - Jessica Holter

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About Verbal Penetration<o:p>

Powerful, provocative, and raw, The Punany Poet take readers on an extraordinary erotic journey, melding poetry, short stories, and prose to explore the essence of male and female sexuality in the age of AIDS.

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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.<o:p>

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Product Details<o:p>

Strebor Books, April 2007<o:p>

Hardcover, 320 pages<o:p>

ISBN-10: 1-59309-112-5<o:p>

ISBN-13: 978-1-59309-112-5

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Book Reviews:

Have You Had Your Punany Today? <o:p>

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By Allison Hobbs, Author of PANDORA'S BOX (Philadelphia, PA USA) <o:p>

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Jessica Holter, founder of the Punany Poets invites readers to vicariously partake in erotic adventures that are sometimes sexy and soft, at other times, edgy and gripping. Interspersed between the pages of poetry and short stories, are jolting black pages that contain serious sex education and social commentary.

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This unique compilation is included in the Zane Presents series and rightly so. While I enjoyed every single poem, some were so profound, I had to close the book to take a few moments to absorb the full meaning of the words penned by the incredibly brilliant, Ms. Holter.<o:p>

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Lady's Room is one of the many thought-provokng pieces, Pussy Talk is both, whimsical and sensual.<o:p>

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By The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net) <o:p>

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Those familiar with the Real Sex series on HBO, will remember the airing of The Punany Poets, which gave a glimpse into the creativity behind a group of African-American poets who perform erotic poetry with a safe-sex message. VERBAL PENETRATION is the offering of over 90 poems extolling messages of eroticism, safety, pain, hurt and much more.<o:p>

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The Punany Poets offer poetry of varying styles, but all are understandable. With such a voluminous presentation, it was hard to choose the poems I liked most. A few stood out because their stories were filled with emotional depth such as "Daddy Sam", "Hood Wife" and "Daddy's Little Girl". "Daddy's Little Girl" was one of my absolute favorites because it shares how a father wants forgiveness from a daughter he hurt, and how she invites him to seek salvation elsewhere. A few other poems were stand outs but due to their racy titles I will not mention them, but know VERBAL PENETRATION covers sexuality and all the ranges, from abuse to the beauty of eroticism. Also, juxtaposed are pages similar to public service announcements about safe-sex, statistics, HIV/AIDS and even definitions for sexual terms.<o:p>

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VERBAL PENETRATION is to be read with a slow, steady pace to insure readers will garner the message the poet is trying to convey. Besides the sexy poetry there is an educational factor which enhances the collection. With such a large number of poems there will be poems you like and some you won't, but the overall message will grab your attention as you leisurely read this compilation.<o:p>

Reviewed by Cashana Seals of The RAWSISTAZ(tm) Reviewers<o:p>

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Punany Poetry is Educational as Well as Erotic Fruit for the Mind and Body<o:p>

Reviewed by Coulee Eidos APOOO BookClub<o:p>

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Wow! The Punany Poets, Verbal Penetration by Jessica Holter really took me by surprise. I remember seeing a segment of this on HBO's Real Sex and did not remember hearing about the roots of this erotic poetry, which involved coming to fruition as an educational as well as erotic tool to teach about AIDS awareness as a result of the death of rapper, Easy E; so I was really surprised while reading through this book.<o:p>

Usually when I think Erotica--I am not thinking sex education. The informational facts laced in between the erotic poetry and short stories is done in very tasteful fashion. I found myself taken on the highs of the erotic words that leapt from the pages--even reading them aloud at times, but then felt grounded again and given a reality check and a dose of reality on the pages that have the informational sexual health facts that are printed in bold. These words were typed in stark contrast from the poetry and story writing and it literally leapt off of the pages to grab my attention and definitely educated me. I say job well done.<o:p>

I am really glad to have this as an addition to my library and highly recommend it to others. Sex education, in my opinion, is key and what a way to combine it with erotica. It gets kudos from me.<o:p>

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It's not just sex...

By  Super Skirts "Superskirts" (Illinois, USA)<o:p>

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At first I thought this book was going to be full of sexual and erotic material. I was definitely mistaken. The poem that I enjoyed the most was "Casting Satan". It was so short yet said so much. "Before you command Satan to get thee behind you... make sure that God has your back. Otherwise keep that demon where you can see him." Jessica Holter has alot on her mind in this book, and I for one am glad that she was blessed with the opportunity to let us hear what she had to say.<o:p>

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