Alexandra Moss Zannis resides in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Besides writing poetry, Alexandra and her husband, Andreas, were a professional singing duo, performing around the world in concerts, night clubs, theaters, and on television. She is a member of Northeast Indiana POETS, Indiana State Federation of Poetry Clubs, the National Federation of State Poetry Clubs, and the Back Room Poets, a critiquing group. She has been published in the Raintown Review, The Pedestal Magazine; The Red River Review; League of American Poets; and in various poetry books, such as Penhaligon Page. Ltd, Wales; Poetworks/Grayson Books, Connecticut. In both the 2009 and 2010 Senior Poets Laureate Poetry Contests, she was awarded the prize for best poem submitted by Indiana Poets. Other publications include the Pennsylvania Poetry Society Prize Poems of 2009; Nature in the Hooserland (Shadow Ink Publications); awarded prizes in the Ohio Day poetry contests; and in the 2007 issue of Encore, published by the National Federation of State Poetry Societies.

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