These collections by Juliana Spahr, Mai Der Vang, Hasib Hourani and Martín Espada invite us to rethink the relentless accumulation of history.

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

The readings run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the San Jose Museum of Art, 110 South Market St., San Jose. Admission is free. More information is at sjmusart.org.

There’s a lot going on in the poetry community right now. My Santa Barbara Independent colleague, George Yatchisin, will ...

Her writing toed the line between fine art and poetry, asking readers to think of language as a multidimensional tool of ...