The Vacuum Poem

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 vacuum poem.

The poem uses the theme of symbolism to convey the relationship between a vacuum cleaner and a widower. The poem expresses deep sorrow and sadness that derive from the loneliness of the speaker after his other half s passing away. A husbands loss the vacuum is a poem that was written by howard nemerov. After the war he completed his first book of poems and began teaching at hamilton college his first of many teaching positions.

Illustration created with elements from pixabay. Can you think of some ways he could make the vacuuming time quicker in his household. 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.

Let s chat about the poem ideas for talking with kids. 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. 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. 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.

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. Poem for kids written by arden davidson. Nemerov was born in new york new york to an artistically inclined family. The vacuum poem by howard nemerov.

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 house is so quiet now the vacuum cleaner sulks in the corner closet its bag limp as a stopped lung its mouth. His younger sister was photographer diane.