Thirty-Three: A Poetic Device

By Angelica Howard and Ajia Z. Johnson

About the Book
Thirty-Three: A Poetic Device is a poetry journal. Journaling has always been a creative and therapeutic outlet for us as women. We wrote in diaries as young girls, and now we have something for the thirty-three-year-old version of ourselves. Authors Angelica Howard and Ajia Z. Johnson let the poetic emotions of their younger selves motivate them to create this poetic device with the intention to inspire and provoke thought no matter how good, bad, or ugly that may be; journaling helps to get it out. Howard and Johnson encourage readers to honor their own thoughts through the journal prompts. Life is what you make it, and when you are intentional about your desires, by writing them down and making them plain, magic happens.

About the Author
Angelica Howard is a thirty-three-year-old educator and entrepreneur. She is a student of life whose main goal is to expose young people to culture, art, balance, and discipline. Throughout her ten years of teaching English, public speaking, debate, and life skills, she is now a graduation coach where she encourages and prepares young people to be college and career ready.
Ajia is a thirty-three-year-old wife and mom of five. She is an entrepreneur and certified life coach. After being forced to retire from styling hair due to an injured wrist, she began putting her all into her first passion, which is words, essentially writing books and speaking. She most recently launched a podcast called Alchemy with Ajia Z. and hosts group and one-on-one life-coaching sessions for men and women of all ages.
Ajia and Angelica started a lifestyle brand called Heirlvnd that provides tools for building generational wealth through fashion.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Company
• Release date: Jun 16, 2023
• ISBN: 9798886839555

Book preview

#1

Block Who Blessings?

They say you should never tell anyone what you’re going to do

Until after you’ve done it

I disagree

There is something to be said

For intention

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Journal Prompt:

What is it that you would like yet haven’t said it out loud? How can you make it happen?

#2

Ego Tripping

"I was born in the South. I swam along the bay with the dolphins and pushed the tide. I designed a shore so beautiful even the birds tried to ride. I am powerful. I climbed the city skyscraper and broke the glass ceiling. When they all looked in awe you could see their inner healing beaming. I am steaming with the summer’s heat. I tell the sun to give light to the streets. People love me. I am a leader. I led my people to their destiny; we jumped over cars, broke through bars, and changed humanity. I am magnificent. On Mother’s Day I planted fields of roses on every coast.  She could do nothing more than toast to my success and to inspire the rest. She said I am the best, and that is all that matters. I am resilient. For my father’s birthday I solidified his legacy and gave praise to all those ahead of me. He basked in the ocean, and I gifted him a fleet of yachts. I cannot be got. I am incredible. I am the one who would teach my people. Expose, empower, and shower them with opportunity. This is my duty. You can’t sue me, I am untouchable. The hair from my head defies gravity. This melanin in my skin shines so lavishly. I am beautiful. Y’all cannot understand this plan that lies ahead. I mean… I can… Swim like a shark in the sea. No way one could catch