The Vacuum Poem

Poem for kids written by arden davidson.

The vacuum poem. The poem uses the theme of symbolism to convey the relationship between a vacuum cleaner and a widower. The vacuum by howard nemerov talks about a widower and his late wife and how he uses the vacuum as a symbol for her death. Howard nemerov was a highly acclaimed poet often cited for the range of his capabilities and subject matter from the profound to the poignant to the comic james billington remarked in his announcement of nemerov s appointment to the post of united states poet laureate. His younger sister was photographer diane.

Let s chat about the poem ideas for talking with kids. The vacuum poem by howard nemerov. The kid in this poem doesn t like the vacuum. The poem itself has many examples of personification all throughout the stanzas suggesting that the speaker highly connects the vacuum to his wife and her demise as well as to his ordeal after losing her.

Nemerov attempts to take his readers on a grief stricken journey by. After the war he completed his first book of poems and began teaching at hamilton college his first of many teaching positions. The vacuum cleaner sulks in the closet line 2 because there is old filth everywhere she used to crawl in the corner and under. The poem can be seen as a symbolic description of the experience he is going through after the demise of his beloved wife.

The vacuum cleaner sulks in the closet line 2 because there is old filth everywhere she used to crawl in the corner and under. A husbands loss the vacuum is a poem that was written by howard nemerov. Can you think of some ways he could make the vacuuming time quicker in his household. The poem itself has many examples of personification all throughout the stanzas suggesting that the speaker highly connects the vacuum to his wife and her demise as well as to his ordeal after losing her.

Howard nemerov was a highly acclaimed poet often cited for the range of his capabilities and subject matter from the profound to the poignant to the comic james billington remarked in his announcement of nemerov s appointment to the post of united states poet laureate. Illustration created with elements from pixabay. In the poems the vacuum and writing nemerov combines a formal elegance with an intelligent wit and strong emotions to describe the mysteries of death and written language.