Millicent Borges Accardi

Millicent Borges Accardi^[1] is a Portuguese-American poet^[2] who lives in California. She has received literary fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Fulbright, CantoMundo,^[3] the California Arts Council, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Barbara Deming Foundation,^[4] and Formby Special Collections at Texas Tech University.

Biography

Accardi received degrees in English and literature from California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), holds a master's in professional writing from the University of Southern California (USC).^{[citation needed]}

Her book, Through a Grainy Landscape, a collection of poetry based on contemporary Portuguese literature is with New Meridian Arts, 2021. Other poetry collections include QUarantine Highway, (FlowerSong Press), Only More So, (Salmon Poetry, Ireland), Injuring Eternity with World Nouveau^[5] She has a chapbook, Woman on a Shaky Bridge, with Finishing Line Press.^[6] Injuring Eternity and Quarantine Highway received Honorable Mentions at the Latino Book Awards.^{[citation needed]}

Her articles can be found at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs, and Another Chicago Magazine. Interview subjects have included Grammy Director Michael Greene; poets W.S. Merwin^[7] and Carl Dennis; writers Frank X. Gaspar, Sam Pereira,^[8] Jacinto Lucas Pires, Donna Freitas (Sex and the Soul), and Nuno Júdice;^[9] Paulette Rapp (daughter of The Bickersons writer), Stephen Rebello (Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho), playwright Bill Bozzone, CantoMundo founders, and Portuguese-American scholar Deolinda Adão.^[10]

Accardi's work has appeared in over 150 publications,^[11] including Nimrod, Tampa Review, New Letters and The Wallace Stevens Journal, as well as in Boomer Girls (Iowa Press) and The Experiment Will Not Be Bound: An Anthology, Peter Campion, ed. (Unbound 2023) anthologies. Artist residencies include Yaddo, Jentel, Vermont Studio, Fundación Valparaíso in Mojacar, Milkwood in Český Krumlov, CZ and Disquiet in Lisbon, Portugal.^{[citation needed]}

Reading series

In 2012, Accardi started the "Kale Soup for the Soul" for the reading series featuring Portuguese-American writers. The first edition was in Chicago^[12][13] at the Chicago Cultural Center. Since then, "Kale Soup for the Soul" readings have featured over 25 different writers, in regional readings in cities such as San Francisco,^[14][15] Seattle,^[16] Iowa City, Providence, Rhode Island,^[17] Boston^[18] and San José^[19][20]—as part of a new wave of Portuguese-American Literature. In 2013, there were "Kale Soup for the Soul" readings at the Mass Poetry Festival in Salem, the Valente Library in Cambridge, and the Portuguese Consulate in Boston.^[21]

Works

Poetry collections:

• Quarantine Highway (FlowerSong Press 2022)
• Through a Grainy Landscape (New Meridian Arts Press, 2021)
• Only More So (Salmon Poetry, 2016) ^[22]
• Injuring Eternity (Mischievous Muse Press, December, 2010)^[23]

Chapbooks:

• Woman on a Shaky Bridge (Finishing Line Press, 2010)^[24]

Awards 2015: Fulbright Fellowship for Poetry ^[25]

References

1. "Millicent Borges Accardi". Millicent Borges Accardi. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
2. Akers, Mary (2012-01-22). "Interview with Millicent Accardi | Rkvry Quarterly Literary Journal". Rkvryquarterly.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
3. "Canto Mundo » CantoMundo Fellows". Archived from the original on 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
4. "Millicent Borges Accardi: Woman on a Shaky Bridge". The Huffington Post. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
5. "World Nouveau Inc". Worldnouveau.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
6. "Finishing Line Press". Finishing Line Press. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
7. "W.S. Merwin – Profile of the poet W.S. Merwin". Poetry.about.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
8. ""Sam Pereira: The Real Thing" by Millicent Borges Accardi - PORTUGUESE-AMERICAN REVIEW". April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012.
9. "Nuno Júdice: One of Portugal's greatest literary treasures – Interview". Portuguese American Journal. 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
10. ""Gender Bias, the Literary Canon and the Future of Portuguese Literature: an interview with Deolinda Adão" by Millicent Borges Accardi - PORTUGUESE-AMERICAN REVIEW". June 23, 2015. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015.
11. Baudo, Laura (May 28, 2010). "Millicent Borges Accardi: Woman on a Shaky Bridge | Women's Voices For Change". Womensvoicesforchange.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
12. ""Kale Soup for the Soul" March 2nd in Chicago (Update) - PORTUGUESE-AMERICAN REVIEW". March 26, 2012. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012.
13. "Kale Soup for the Soul | Chicago Cultural Center, Washington Room | Literary Events". Chicago Reader. September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
14. "SFGate: San Francisco Bay Area - News, Bay Area news, Sports, Business, Entertainment, Classifieds - SFGate". Events.sfgate.com. 2011-12-05. Archived from the original on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
15. "Kale Soup for the Soul". Arte Institute. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
16. "Kale Soup for the Soul AWP Event at Seattle Public Library. Green Lake Branch in Seattle, WA on Sat., March 1, 4 p.m. 2014 - Seattle Readings & Talks Events Calendar". The Stranger. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
17. "O Jornal". O Jornal. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
18. "Poetry: 2013 Kale Soup for the Soul literary series – Boston, MA". Portuguese American Journal. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
19. "Kale Soup for the Soul: Portuguese-American Writers Reading Work About Family, Food and Portuguese Culture – History San Jose". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
20. "LITERARY READING IN SAN JOSE BY PORTUGUESE-AMERICAN WRITERS AND POETS | Portuguese Heritage Publications". Portuguesebooks.org. 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
21. "Association of Writers & Writing Programs". Awpwriter.org. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
22. "salmonpoetry.com - Only More So by Millicent Borges Accardi". www.salmonpoetry.com.
23. "Library of Congress Online Catalog - Legacy Catalog Retired". Catalog.loc.gov. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
24. "Poets' Quarterly". Poetsquarterly.yolasite.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
25. "Millicent Accardi | Fulbright Scholar Program". Cies.org. Retrieved 2017-04-12.

External links

• Author website
• Profile at Poetry Foundation

• Woman on a Shaky Bridge - by Millicent Borges Accardi, Review by Robert Manaster, Rattle, June 5, 2010
• The Human Experience, Review by Georgia Ann Banks-Martin in Her Circle EZine, April, 2010
• Review in Onomotopoeia Magazine by Jara Jones, June 2010
• Review in Poets Quarterly by Joan Hana, Issue 4, winter 2010
• Review in Boston Literary Magazine Fall 2009
• Review in New York Journal of Books by David Cooper, Jan. 1, 2010
• To the Other Side and Back Again: Millicent Borges Accardi’s Woman on a Shaky Bridge, Review by Chris Crawford, June 2010
• Review of Injuring Eternity Gifts of Dawn, May 2011 Review by Linda Scott
• Review of Woman on a Shaky Bridge by Reinaldo Silva, Ph.D.Dept. Línguas e Culturas, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
• The Compulsive Reader, April 2011 by Sheri Fresonke Harper
• Blue Moon Northeast, June 2011 by Meg Harris
• New Mirage, July 2011 by Linda Benninghoff
• Review of Injuring Eternity in The Poetry Kit UK, by Lesley Burt, June 2011
• Portuguese-American Literature Bibliography