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Sheena Dicob / Student Teacher
I admire his enthusiasm and dedication to poetry. I thought his presentation was extremely beneficial to us as future teachers because it showed us how fun poetry can be.
Sheena Dicob / Student Teacher / BGSU Early Childhood
Kerri Miller / Student Teacher
I enjoyed the energy he brought to his presentation and how passionate he felt about it. The part I liked the most was how he knew many of his poems. This showed how dedicated to his work he is and also gave us a good sense of who he was as a poet and a performer.
Kerri Miller / Student Teacher / BGSU Early Childhood
Sally Hillard / Librarian
Brod entertained our kids royally yesterday.
Sally Hillard / Librarian / Malone, New York / April, 2009
Scott Reeve / 2nd Grade Teacher
I attended a workshop you taught at the Davis County School district in Farmington, Utah two years ago. I bought your books and began "performing" your poems in class. I then had students "perform" your poems for the class. This has become one of the highlights of the year for my students. Thank you, thank you, thank you! What a difference your poems have made! My class loves your poetry first and then moves on to love poetry from many other poets who are "almost" as good. Poets like Jack Prelutsky, Shel Silverstein, Lewis Carrol, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, etc. etc. My wife and I bought a used copy of "Steel Cables" from Amazon. We have loved reading it together.
Scott Reeve / 2nd Grade Teacher / Samuel Morgan Elementary / Kaysville, Utah / April, 2010
Kathleen Casey / Grandmother & School Volunteer
When my two grandsons got in the car after school, the first thing they spoke of was the great time they had with Poet Brod. They remembered the poems and they recited several by heart. They got the message about writing and rewriting, courage in the face of fear, and using facial expressions in oral recitation. They thought he was very, very funny.
Kathleen Casey / Grandmother & School Volunteer / Malone, New York / April, 2009
Bridget Schack / Library Media Specialist
We are so happy to have had such a successful author event this year! Brod has become a celebrity in our school. His celebrity status extended to parents, board members, and faculty from other buildings, who attended his events because there was such great buzz over his visit!
Bridget Schack / Library Media Specialist / Malone, New York / March, 2010
Sierra Furst / Student Teacher
I was extremely glad I attended Brod's workshop. I thought he had a lot of great things to say about poetry, pedagogy, literature, and children in general. He was a very dynamic speaker, gave a very interesting presentation, and gave concrete and appropriate examples of everything he talked about. I also really enjoyed his poems.
Sierra Furst / Student Teacher / BGSU Early Childhood
Brod Bagert
is a poet from the City of New Orleans. He studied the classics in Latin and Greek, wrestled and boxed to vent adolescent angst, fell in love with and married his high-school sweetheart, practiced law, served in public office, and reared four children that are the joy of his life.