Erich Haygun is a 2015 National Poetry Slam Champion representing The House Slam, the first poetry slam venue located in his hometown Boston, MA. He has performed his writing throughout North America & Europe, and has shared stages with Mary Lambert, Patricia Smith and Richard Blanco. Erich’s work is forthcoming in The Dead Animal Handbook (University of Hell Press, 2016) and has been honored by the Massachusetts State Senate and House of Representatives. He is proud to be Program Director of the youth publishing non-profit Books Of Hope, as well as a facilitator & speaker for the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. He lives in a mansion made of trash with a shaggy little dog.

Union Square Slam is a literary arts organization providing a space for poets to share their voices, develop their craft, and build a community celebrating poetry in all of its expressions. Based in New York City, U.S.S. produces a weekly reading series featuring contemporary poets with a focus on working artists and authors in the spoken word and slam tradition. Our features are primarily queer-identified and/or people of color and/or identify as disabled or alter-abled. Readings are followed by a PSi certified poetry slam. Union Square Slam hosts a weekly open mic and facilitates free workshops, encouraging poets to explore creatively.
In general, every show is preceded by a free poetry workshop by Sara Emily Kuntz. Participants are encouraged to bring a few copies of a work-in-progress to the workshop.

As always, our shows are $5, all ages and are wheelchair accessible.

Please note: the Bureau opens at 6 pm on Tuesdays for the Union Square Slam.