Forty years sober when he neared the end of his life, Jack McCarthy gives the world something special in his final collection of poetry and true stories. This is his legacy to the people who saved his life. Jack McCarthy's poem "Drunks” has gone around the world on recovery websites and is one of the most popular poems on the harsh climb out of alcoholism to date.

My Road To Recovery, is a compilation of recovery and sobriety poems, written to inspire the alcoholic and addiction community to stay clean and sober. It was written by Troy P. Adams (A recovering drug addict), and was inspired by his own life experiences, as well as the recovery stories and testimonials he has heard from the addiction treatment community and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) community. The goal of this book, is simply to help others!

High Alcohol Content is an illustrated book of poems written by a recovering alcoholic. Author Julie Kaffai provides insights into being an alcoholic with poems that are truthfully blunt, sometimes humorous and readily recognizable to anyone whose life has been affected by alcohol. For other recovering alcoholics, the poems will strike familiar chords. For families and friends of alcoholics, these poems provide insight into the daunting side of this disease. And for those who see themselves still living the life described in these poems, this book offers consolation and hope. It is the author's intention to pay her sobriety forward, and this book is a step toward that goal.

Groundbreaking anthology of poetry on substance abuse and recovery.

My handwriting is not the only thing that suffered in the throes of my addiction, but it was a physical indication and a perfect metaphor of what my life was like. It was extremely messy and impossible to read. Impulse control was gone, and insanity had consumed my soul. The poems in this book outline the progression of one addicts recovery throughout the rehabilitation process emotionally, physically, and spiritually. My hope is that any addict or alcoholic will know that recovery is possible. There is hope for a better life.

A collection of fierce, empowering poems by living, self-identified women writers intended for girls age 12-21. Full of advice, critique, reflection, commiseration, humor, sorrow and rage, this anthology includes poems by some of the most exciting female poets writing and performing today. Courage; Daring Poems for Gutsy Girls will live in lockers, backpacks and under beds for years, its pages reblogged, tattooed, dog-eared and coffee stained.