Nadezhda Garkusha is originally from Ukraine. She has a husband, two daughters, and already seven grandchildren. She has been living in the USA since 1996. And she has been writing poetry since her youth. Her works were published in city newspapers "Abkhazia," "Vesti Sochi." In America, her poems and stories have appeared in various publications: "Flute," "Poems.Ru," "Christian Newspaper," "Our Days," "Diaspora," "Maria," "God's Vineyard," "View," and others. For 17 years, Nadezhda has been participating in the life of the city, being the head of the Literary Association of Creatively Gifted Sacramento Residents ("Lotos"), organizing and conducting monthly musical-poetic meetings. In addition, she is engaged in charity work and organizing Christian performances.