Events

  In the early 1980s, as the AIDS epidemic ravage our community Richard Berkowitz, Michael Callan and Joseph Sonnabend had a revelation that AIDS is sexually transmitted. This…

  A night of naked words in honor of poet Sarah Sala's 30th birthday. List of readers: Abba Belgrave Mary Block Aimee Herman  Carrie Hohmann  Jen Hyde  Ricardo…

  Union Square Slam presents ANGEL NAFIS w/ special guests CRYSTAL VALENTINE and GABRIELLE SMITH and USS TEAM SELECTION FINALS 6:00pm: Free Poetry Workshop with Sara Emily Kuntz…

  One Reading, One Story By Chavisa Woods Featuring "Zombie," (a coming of age tale like no other.) While hanging out in the local cemetery, two young girls…

  Please join us for the first ever Tiny Intersex Film Fest featuring two new documentary shorts titled, Mami y Yo y Mi Gallito/Mom and Me and My…

Union Square Slam is delighted to roll out our new summer reading series, featuring an extended open mic and a truly stellar featured artist. This week, we welcome…

  Book party for Michael Broder’s Drug and Disease Free (Indolent Books) and Jason Schneiderman’s Primary Source (winner of Benjamin Saltman Award from Red Hen Books), both of which debuted in April.…

  The Bi Book Club meets on the second Thursday of each month to discuss bi-themed books and the issues they raise. Dinner after nearby (so far, we…

  A reading centered on how language is a constant healing force in dealing with trauma. Writers will read from work which explores, enacts, and/or responds to experienced…

  New York City, 1988—2004. Bohemia’s last stand ... Corporania™ taking over. The city you struggled to get to is slowly disappearing. First you hide out with the…