Famed Long Island poet Cornelius Eady and his novelist wife, Sarah Micklem, have listed their historic 1860 farmhouse for $675,000.
Eady, a National Book Award winner and Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet, and Micklem, bought their Long Island retreat in Center Moriches for $349,000 in 2017, according to property records.
At the time, Eady was teaching at SUNY Stony Brook and director of its Poetry Center.
Eady is known for his moving poems, like “Gratitude.”
He also penned a 2001 poem, “Brutal Imagination,” that was based on a story ripped from the headlines. In 1994 a South Carolina woman named Susan Smith strapped her two sons into her car and rolled it into a lake, then blamed the horrific crime on a fictitious black man who supposedly hijacked her car with her boys. It took nine days before she retracted the tale and told the truth.
In the poem, Eady created a character named Mr. Zero, who was angry with the injustice but also had some empathy for Smith.
There was also a play based on the poem — The Post said at the time that Eady had “seized this invention of Smith’s and used it for his own brilliant purpose.”
The mid-19th century farmhouse at 21 Hawkins Ave. comes with landscaped grounds and charming details, including a woodburning fireplace.
At 1,800 square feet, the two-story, four-bedroom, two-bath home sits on just under a third of an acre. Inside, there’s a formal dining room area, hardwood floors and original stairs.
Outside, the landscaped grounds include trimmed hedges, seasonal blooms and mature trees.
There’s also a barn-style garage.
The listing broker is Palmer Gaget, of Douglas Elliman.