Not Waving but Drowning
Stevie-smith
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Not Waving but Drowning by Stevie Smith
Release Date
Thu Jan 01 1953
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Stevie Smith wrote this poem in the 1950s. Many artists have since alluded to this poem in their own work. For example, Sarah Pickstone has used the illustration by Stevie Smith in her painting.
Not Waving but Drowning Annotated
Nobody heard him, the dead man,
But still he lay moaning:
I was much further out than you thought
And not waving but drowning.
Poor chap, he always loved larking
And now he's dead
It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,
They said.
Oh, no no no, it was too cold always
(Still the dead one lay moaning)
I was much too far out all my life
And not waving but drowning.
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When did Stevie-smith release Not Waving but Drowning?
Stevie-smith released Not Waving but Drowning on Thu Jan 01 1953.