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”
Oprah.com features Moseley’s poem “Breakable”
Moseley’s poem “Breakable” is one of the featured poems on O, The Oprah Magazine’s Selection of original poetry.
Forthcoming Poetry Book
I am delighted to announce that my first full-length poetry manuscript, The Clock of the Long Now, is forthcoming from David Robert Books in January 2012.
Poetry Reading : Friday 3/11/11
PPA (Performance Poets Association) presents featured readers Gladys L. Henderson and Annabelle Moseley. Friday, March 11, 2011 at 7:30-9:30 PM.
Walking with Whitman : Poetry in Performance
This past weekend I was delighted to perform my poetry at the Walt Whitman Birthplace as part of the first event for the “Walking with Whitman” poetry series, hosted by George Wallace, 2011-2012 WWBA Writer-in-Residence.
new web site
My new web site is under development, and is going live in January 2011. On it, you will find events listings, book information, and some of my featured poems. My book store is now active! All of my books, including limited-run chapbooks and my fictional novel, “The Delaney : Journey to Banba“, can be purchased…
AWP
I’ve just returned from the 2011 AWP (The Association of Writers & Writing Programs) Annual Conference and Bookfair. The highlight of AWP, for me, was participating in a Saturday morning panel: The Mezzo Cammin Women Poets Timeline Project.
Inaugural Fourth Friday Poetry Reading
I have become the Cultural Curator of the Long Island Violin Shop. Our inaugural LIVS Fourth Friday Studio Series event: “Long Island Bards’ Tribute to the Bard”, featuring music and poetry, was a tremendous success!
Toward Forgiveness: An Anthology of Poems
Poetry of mine has been included in Toward Forgiveness : An Anthology of Poems, edited by Gayl Teller, Nassau County Poet Laureate (2009-2011), and published by Writers Ink Press
How You Discovered Your Name
You were greedy for the baptism of language.
You heard the syllables around your crib,
That splashed while you slept—
Echoed in your ears
Give Me the Deeper Pearls
Give me the deeper pearls beneath the sand—
The hidden shells, the buried rings,
The calluses that mar your weary hand,
Give me your eyes when you are all alone,
When all your shows of strength are put to sleep—
I like the honest mystery of things.