LIKE POETRY, BUT AWESOME(?): Broetry Slam, tomorrow night at National Mechanics

Pop the collar on your polo and head over to National Mechanics tomorrow night for a showdown like no other - Philadelphia's first Broetry Slam.

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LIKE POETRY, BUT AWESOME(?): Broetry Slam, tomorrow night at National Mechanics

POSTED: Thursday, July 7, 2011, 4:11 PM

Pop the collar on your polo and head over to National Mechanics tomorrow night for a showdown like no other — Philadelphia’s first Broetry Slam.

No, not poetry. Broetry.

Participants will be asked to read their work in front of a live audience and a panel of judges, including the author of Broetry: Poetry for Dudes (Quirk Books, July 5), Brian McGackin. Just be sure the theme is bro-specific (ideas: beer, girls, lacrosse and all-around frattiness) before taking the mic.

Prizes will be awarded for the best performances, with the grand prize-winner earning the title of “Broet Laureate.” Even better: The winning poem, along with a video of its delivery, will be published on quirkbooks.com and geekadelphia.com.

Broetry Slam, Fri., July 8, 8-11 p.m., free, National Mechanics, 22 S. Third St., nationalmechanics.com.

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