CLEAN INK: Recovery Poems and Tattoos E-Book (Second Edition)

Clean Ink is a powerful collection of poetry, reflections, and recovery tattoos written and shared by people from all over the world—each one impacted by addiction in some way. Whether navigating their own recovery, supporting someone you care about through recovery, or honoring a lost loved one, the contributors in this second edition speak with unflinching honesty, grit, and grace.

This isn’t your average recovery story.

From free verse to acrostic, from raw personal reflections to traditional haiku and senryu, Clean Ink captures the wide spectrum of what it means to struggle, survive, and speak truth. The book is divided into four sections:

• Free Verse Poems – raw and personal
• Recovery Tattoos – stories and images of ink as healing
• Acrostic Poems – affirming and direct
• Japanese Poetry – mindful and moment-based (haiku, senryu, and tanka)

🖤 This Second Edition Includes:

• New content from contributors
• Updated language and expanded preface
• A renewed mission: 50% or more of proceeds now directly support expressive arts-based prevention and recovery programs through The Mindful Neuro

These funds are used to create access to trauma-informed writing workshops, recovery journaling resources, and mindfulness-based creative spaces that help people process emotions safely.

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Be sure to check out Clean Ink's accompanying printable recovery affirmation card set: Clean Ink: Recovery Affirmations.

Reviews from Readers:

🖤 “This book is a rare view into the minds of people going through and coming out the other side of addiction. It’s beautiful and raw.”

🖤 “A fresh compilation of hope, faith, and relatable raw emotion with a healthy dose of inspiration.”

🖤 “I haven’t made it through one page without crying. The emotions are so raw. Thank you for making yourselves vulnerable and exposed. Money well spent.”

🖤 “This is a beautifully honest gift for anyone who’s ever felt lost, and for anyone who needs to believe recovery is possible.”

Beginning with the second edition, 50% (or more) of all proceeds are used to expand access to expressive arts opportunities for both recovery and prevention efforts, facilitated through The Mindful Neuro. This transition ensures greater transparency, allowing funding to be used directly for its intended purpose: utilizing expressive arts as a means to process feelings and emotions.