About HIP Inc.
The Tower Was Built From Stories.
Holter Intellectual Property, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) cultural engine — a publishing house, a storyworld, a stage, and a classroom, all connected by the HIP IP Tower.
The Origin
From poets on stage to a tower of stories.
HIP Inc. grew from the lineage of The Punany Poets — founder Jessica Holter's long-running performance company that married literary craft to public health, healing, and truth-telling. The nonprofit was built to give that work a permanent home, infrastructure, and a shared universe.
Today HIP Inc. develops narrative technology, original storyworlds, and community-centered creative programs — from Coffy Town to the HIP Soul Festival Workshop. Every floor of the Tower is a different way of putting stories to work in the world.
"Community is our methodology. Story is our infrastructure."
What We Do
Four floors, one engine.
Publishing
Books, songs, and scripts that live inside a shared world.
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Coffy Town — a fictional city with real citizens and lore.
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Coffy TV and Radio Theater: stories that teach and move.
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Workshops in narrative technology, production, and craft.
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Featured Story · Proof of Concept
HIP Soul Fest — A Community Event for the City of Hampton, GA
HIP Soul Fest is a curated musical and theatrical event that supports communities while offering workforce development to young adults, recent college graduates, and recently emancipated foster youth. We invite each community to come together for family fun, great music, and cultural celebration — while supporting local businesses and enjoying quality entertainment.
The inaugural event was generously sponsored by D'Wayne Wiggins, the City of Hampton, and Main Street. D'Wayne — a beloved music producer and dear friend — mentored the young adults, provided the land for rehearsals, and personally visited Mayor Tarpley to help secure Hampton's endorsement of the Festival Workshop and main event.
Footage by Jessica Holter, the Oakland Film Company, and Mia Gant.
In Memoriam
D'Wayne Wiggins
February 14, 1961 — March 7, 2025
The late, great D'Wayne Wiggins was a vessel for musical healing — a man who lived life to the fullest and left the sound of a generation better than he found it. We mourn his passing and honor his legacy.
In his memory, we will gather on Saturday, October 18 at Love in the Upper Room — a Sweetest Day Cabaret featuring a soulful mix of Soul, Blues, Pop, Opera, and Gospel, alongside the stunning debut of the new cast of Coffy Box Rom~Com. A celebration of a life well-lived and a man deeply loved.
Milestones
A short history of the Tower.
Dates below are approximate — send edits any time.
1996
The Punany Poets
Jessica Holter founds The Punany Poets — a lineage of poetic performance about health, healing, and pleasure.
2013
HIP Inc. Incorporated
Holter Intellectual Property, Inc. becomes a 501(c)(3) cultural engine for publishing and community programming.
2019
Voices of Foster Care
VOFC launches as a home for youth and adults with lived foster-care experience — narrative justice at scale.
2023
Coffy Town Storyworld
The Coffy Town universe — its citizens, its blocks, its radio theater — becomes the shared fiction of the Tower.
2024
The HIP IP Tower
A digital tower connecting every floor of HIP Inc.: publishing, worldbuilding, edutainment, and curriculum.
2025
HIP Soul Fest
The inaugural HIP Soul Festival Workshop lands in Hampton, Georgia — proof that the model works on the ground.
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Voices of Foster Care
VOFC is HIP Inc.'s standing initiative for youth and adults with lived foster-care experience — creative empowerment, narrative justice, and policy advocacy under one roof.
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Partner with HIP Inc.
Sponsors, collaborators, cities, and community programs — the Boardroom is open, and the front door is the Contact desk.