Due to Steven Herrick’s childhood interests and family experiences today, the poem “Seeing the World” portrays the importance of family and the lessons that can be learned throughout life. First of all, Herrick had and still has a deep love for soccer and the outdoors, which is shown in his poetry. The main interests of Herrick, “Hobbies and other interests: Playing soccer, coaching youth soccer.” ("Steven Herrick."). In the poem “Seeing the World”, many references to nature and its beauty are made; some include the trees, the birds, and the sky above. The poem, in the beginning, also shows a lot of activity and movement, such as climbing on the rooftops and a ladder. Soccer is a big part of Herrick’s life, and this may be why Herrick now enjoys writing about liveliness, activity, and nature, because soccer in a way encaptures all of these things.…show more content… Herrick explaining his family life today, “I now live in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains with my wife Cathie and our two children Jack and Joe” ("About Me and Awards."). Herrick’s family life perfectly describes the reference made in “Seeing the World”, as he wrote the poem from the perspective of a boy describing an experience he has had with his father and brother. Herrick may have wrote the poem based on his son’s thoughts, or what he hopes they will learn from him. He also lives in a very active area in the mountains, which further shows the inspiration for the movement and specific memory portrayed in the poem. Lastly, “Seeing the World” strongly emulates Herrick’s carefree personality and the theme shown. Herrick describing his education related hardships, “At Acacia Ridge High School I decided to concentrate on a life of soccer instead of education, so I failed Year 10” ("About Me and
