about alexis

Alexis Fedorjaczenko writes poetry, essay, and in hybrid methods, and her visual work includes handcrafted poem objects, analog and digital collage, and photography. 

Alexis holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Western Connecticut State University and Master of Public Health degree from Yale University. 

She lives in rural New England with her husband, artist Chris Nelson and tweets @ObjetAutre for poetry and @thebeinghere photography.


Origins of this blog title: I used the non-de-guerre "Paper Queen" while writing about a post-industrial neighborhood of old paper mills in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Holyoke held this nickname during her heyday.