Books

Brod Bagert is the award winning author of 17 books of his own poetry: 10 for children, 2 for young adults, and 5 for adults. His poems are written for oral performance and cover a broad emotional spectrum ranging from outrageous humor to somber contemplation.

Voice is the heart of Brod’s work. His poems tends to be written in the voice of the audience for whom each poem is intended. Thus a poem for kindergartners will be in the voice of a kindergartner; a poem for teachers will be in the voice of a teacher. This is why he is billed as “One poet, a chorus of voices.”

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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

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

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

Nancy Horn / Student Teacher

I am more determined to include poetry in my classroom since the presentation. I loved the tips of how to present poetry in the classroom. I think it is a great way for children to express themselves and can be easily integrated across the curriculum.

Nancy Horn / Student Teacher / BGSU Early Childhood

Lori Belair / Librarian

Wow! Brod was unbelievable! Students and staff have been raving about his hilarious performances and the fact that out of all the authors we've had, they felt Brod was the best!

Lori Belair / Librarian / Cayouga, New York / April, 2010

Mary Jo Costello / Principal

We LOVED Brod's performance today. We have 150 kids in our after-school programs. As they got picked up, they were telling their parents - quite animatedly - all about his show! His visit touched the lives of 500 children and our faculty.

Mary Jo Costello / Principal / South Bend, IN / April, 2010

Mary Hatcher / Media Specialist

Brod Bagert's performance mesmerized students and faculty alike. One of our kindergarten teachers used her planning time to come back and enjoy the upper grades assembly. The local newspaper's photographer told me that Brod was the best he had ever seen.

Mary Hatcher / Media Specialist / High Point, NC / May, 2009

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