AMAZING NEWS!!! So excited to announce that my hybrid essay collection THE LUNATICS’ BALL is the runner-up for the Gournay Prize and will be published in the 21st Century Essay series by Mad Creek Books (the literary imprint of Ohio University Press) in 2027. My dream publisher!

Proud to announce that my most recent book, Tennis Players as Works of Art, was named the first place winner in General Nonfiction for the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, the largest international competition for independent presses.

It's here!! 🎉

Overjoyed for everyone who was able to be in Bucharest for the launch of PAIN IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY, edited by Paul Doru Mugur and Claudiu Komartin (and including, I think, my translations of the incredible Cristina Stancu, Medeea Iancu, Radu Vancu, and Dan Sociu.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkTG...

The first page of Allen Ginsberg’s “Kaddish.” Anyone else love this poem as we approach Mother’s Day?

Been reading Deborah Miranda’s “Bad Indians” this morning. What a remarkable, necessary book. Check it out if you haven’t read it.

Night Driving Jan Zwicky Our headlights scoop a tunnel in the dark, and we drive into it.

Delighted to be The Seventh Quarry's Poet of the Month for May 2026. Sharing one of my highlight pieces DISCORDANCY which first appeared in the Winged Moon Substack. Warmest thanks to The Seventh Quarry for featuring it again. 🙏🏻 #poetry #spilledink #poems seventhquarrypress.com/pages/poet-o...

Swimming against the current as usual, I offer you not flash on not not reading. But also happy flash day to all the great writers posting about the coming floods. Waters clearly rising! Go youse! 😁

My book, Escape from the Fat Farm, has been Short Listed for the Eric Hoffer Grand Prize (winner to be announced next Monday). rebrand.ly/d15zrux #EscapeFromTheFatFarm #prosepoetry #PoetrySky

Almost finished with a new ms of over 100 love letters to my two daughters, so thought of this poem I published some time ago.

Almost finished with a new ms of over 100 love letters to my two daughters, so thought of this poem I published some time ago.

So excited to share a cover reveal for Terrestrial, out May 2026! I've admired Angelo's book covers for other Malarkey books and I'm thrilled it was my turn to need one. I love what he designed for it.

A few months ago, my India-set story “Hymn to Sri Devi” appeared in Catamaran. When I first shared it, I hadn’t realized they’d made the full text available as well. Now they have — so here are the pages (link to pdf in first comment). 1/2

Coming to a zoom room near you. Join me for a celebration of poetry with an incredible lineup of readers… 🎟️Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985095180...

“Mackey’s poems are powerful, beautiful, and have extraordinary range. May her concern for the planet help save it.” —Maxine Hong Kingston, author www.amazon.com/This-... #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetrySky

Here’s a list of the finalists for the Dorset Prize (that fit onto the screenshot). Honored to be on here w/new manuscript "The Mask of Dahlias" & representing Norwalk California. There are a couple more that didn’t fit onto the screenshot. Congrats to the winner, Allison Pitinii Davis!

Saw him conduct twice. He will be missed.

On ths day in 1500, Pedro Alvares Cabral sights Brazil and claims it for Portugal. Just like that! As imagined in 1900 by Francisco Aurélio de Figueiredo e Mello.

yesss! ancestor bell definitely addressed the gaps and went beyond! Teaching to Transgress is probably the bh book i revisited the most, so good! for those who haven't read bell hooks' Teaching Trilogy i'd highly recommend it! starting with Teaching to Transgress annas-archive.org/md5/466495af...

Emma really playing well. Biggest match for her since winning the US Open. Can she do it? Sabalenka has a lot to say about it.

davidlinebarger.com/2022/07/07/l... great pic of Paul, Fritz, and Opelka as juniors. All still in Wimbledon. Another 5 set win from Fritz today!! Pic from @zootennis.bsky.social

davidlinebarger.com/2023/06/01/t... Another grass title for Alcaraz. Clear Wimbledon favorite! #Alcaraz

Bublik in tears after winning title. Beautiful to see.

davidlinebarger.com/2024/01/25/d... Love this photograph of Medvedev’s backhand by Ray Giubilo. Barely hanging in there against Bublik today.

davidlinebarger.com/2022/10/06/t... Tatjana Maria on another grass court run. Love her game!

davidlinebarger.com/2025/06/10/h... Mystic, composer, theologian, physician, no one wrote music like Hildegard von Bingen.

davidlinebarger.com/2023/06/01/t... Should be fun today. No one more exciting to watch than Alcaraz!

Wow! Coco manifested this win

Women’s tennis is in such great hands with Coco Gauff! 🎾 #tennis #RolandGarros 🏆🏆

So happy for her! So well-deserved! Amazing court coverage! Never seen better in the woman’s game.

Coco!

What a first set! Great offense vs incredible defense.

davidlinebarger.com/2024/03/21/f... Coco coming back, flying all over the court!

Wow has this match changed! Musetti a little hurt, too. Hamstring hamstrung. Alcaraz looks to be in the final.

One of my faves.

Think she will win the Final tomorrow, but has to play well.

Musseti so solid. His game at the moment on clay is underestimated by many. Takes first set against Alcaraz.

Congrats to Bublik for his first run to the quarters in a major. Sinner, as almost always, way too much game.

Lois Boisson, you absolute beauty!!! Held her nerve, varied her shots, and rode the Chartrier wave. She was down an early break in each set and just got to work and dug in. Beautiful moment. Long live tennis! #RolandGarros

Boisson’s serve and inside-out and inside-in forehands so good. The crowd helped, too, in her huge upset of Andreeva. Shocker. Congrats! Coco next in the semis.

Boisson wins a dramatic first-set breaker against Andreeva. Huge forehand with more rpm than anyone else in the WTA. First tournament!

Finally sat down and watched the @servedpodcast.bsky.social Andy Roddick interview with Andre Agassi and it’s brilliant. So happy Agassi is back in the sport. Must watch 👇🏾 youtu.be/zogXUxUvR1s?...

Lois Boisson beats Pegula in high drama match before home fans. Fairy tale first wta tournament. Played like a veteran. Congrats!