Annabelle Moseley is an American poet and author of ten books, including her most recent, Sacred Braille (En Route Books 2019). She has served as Walt Whitman Birthplace Writer in-Residence (2009-2010) and 2014 Long Island Poet of the Year, and is credited with innovating a new poetic form, the “Mirror Sonnet.” She is a Professor of Theology, teaching at St. Joseph’s Seminary and St. Joseph’s College in Long Island, where she lives with her husband and children. She is a Broadcaster at WCAT Radio hosting two programs, “Then Sings My Soul,” and “Destination: Sainthood”.Read More…
Annabelle Moseley Interviewed by WABC-TV
The New York Times features Annabelle Moseley
Oprah.com features Moseley’s poem “Breakable”
Da Vinci’s Drawing
In the Venetian Accademia,
I stood quietly
before a study of flowers—
their bends and curls precise,
examined.
Annabelle Moseley at Fairfield University MFA Alumni Day
Video: Annabelle Moseley reads a selection of poetry from her latest poetry collections
Moseley Credited As Innovator of New Poetic Form
July 8, 2012: Master of forms Lewis Turco writes about Annabelle Moseley’s Mirror Sonnets.
As We Walk the Land We’ve Tilled along the Coast
You pick lemon basil off the stem— / feed me green beans wet with dew.
In the center of our garden, / there is a fish sculpture of adobe.
Daphne
I was too aware of my freedom— / the taste of summer in my mouth,
and sun on my nakedness. / I did not recognize that same light
when he rose to meet me. / Or did I? Is that why I ran?
My Latest Goddess
Today I will be Phragmites, the many-bodied,
pale reeds lifting skyward
from the scalp of Tiana Bay.
The Fish Has Swallowed Earth
Love in all its many forms stands at the heart of Annabelle Moseley’s The Fish Has Swallowed Earth. The fish of the title poem may have “a hollow mouth full of stones,” but the poet certainly does not…
Moseley Teaching at Walt Whitman Birthplace (Spring 2012)
Prof. Moseley’s sold-out course, “The Spirituality of Poetry: From Walt Whitman to Mary Oliver,” has ended the spring session.
The Divine Tour: Now Available For Pre-Sale
Moseley’s The Divine Tour is now available for pre-sale from Finishing Line Press. Pre-sale ends August 3, 2012.
2012 First Books Panel
Video from Annabelle’s reading from The Clock of the Long Now at the 2012 WCU Poetry Conference “First Books Panel”