Millicent Borges Accardi, a Portuguese-American writer, is the author of four poetry collections including Through a Grainy Landscape and Quarantine Highway (FlowerSong Press 2022). Among her awards are fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, CantoMundo, California Arts Council, Foundation for Contemporary Arts NYC (Covid grant) and Creative Capacity. She lives in the hippie arts community of Topanga canyon CA.