“Joy’s House,” a sober house for women located in North Miami Florida, will be hosting a charity raffle to raise money for its foundation and recovery efforts. The raffle will be highlighted by one very sought after piece of art valued at $25,000.00 from Grammy award winning artist, Jim Warren. Warren donated the [...]
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Recovery Poetry: Icarus Trajectory
Hey all, Ernesto here. Recovery Arts presents its second official recovery poetry submission. It comes from Mykal in New York, who has just a few months in recovery.
We thank you for your contribution Mykal.
Mykal wrote “Sorry if the poem is a little dark. I wrote it when I was really struggling [...]
Recovery Poetry: A Review of Alcoholicpoet.com
The “about” page reads about the author of Alcoholic Poet in a creative way, intertwining the various masks (the daughter, the alcoholic, the poet), as Jung would describe, while also managing to through quantum physics and time travel into the mix. Updated daily, alcoholicpoet.com boasts hundreds of alcoholic-related poems that are divided by months [...]
April 30: National Poem-In-Your-Pocket Day
April 30: National Poem-In-Your-Pocket Day
Tomorrow, April 30, will mark the seventh annual “National Poem-In-Your-Pocket Day.” The initiative is being hosted by New York City as part of National Poetry Month (April). The idea of the holiday is to spread the enthusiasms about poetry by carrying a poem in your pocket. Any poem counts, so carry [...]
Recovering Addict Finds Consolation in Folk Music
Folk singer and songwriter, Mary Gauthier, admittedly struggled with addiction for years, and in a recent interview with canoe.ca, said thanks to her recovery process, she was able to pursue her real love in life, “Folk Music.” Mary Gauthier was born an orphan in New Orleans, went through adoption homes, and by 15 had spent [...]
Recovery Art: the Duality of Addiction
Recovery Art: The Duality of Addiction
Hey all, Ernesto here. Recovery Arts is proud to announce our first “Recovery Art” contribution. The submission was sent by Adrien of Arizona, who has less than a year in recovery. Thanks a lot for sharing your Recovery Art, Adrien. Hopefully this piece of art [...]
Recovery Poetry: A Couple Acrostic Poems on Daily Meditations
Recovery Poetry: A Couple Acrostic Poems on Daily Meditations
Greetings all, Ernesto here. Recovery Arts has been fortunate enough to receive another creative and artful expression from someone who is in recovery. As part of our “Recovery Poetry” section, these two acrostic poems come to us from John and are about today’s meditations and [...]
Greetings from Ernesto
Hey all, Ernesto here. I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce myself and encourage everyone to submit their works to Recoveryarts.com. We’re looking for submissions, so for those of you who are trying to build a portfolio, consider this a great opportunity to have your work published or showcased. For those of you who [...]
