Florence Margaret Smith, who later came to be known as Stevie Smith, was an English novelist born in 1902. She published several collections of prose as well as numerous volumes of verse. Her poetry has been praised for its song-like quality. Her most famous poem is ‘Not Waving But Drowning.’ Read more of Stevie Smith’s Biography.
‘Not Waving But Drowning’ by Stevie Smith describes the emotional situation of a speaker whose true tribulations go unnoticed by all those around her.Â
‘Pad, Pad’ is written by the English poet Florence Margaret Smith, also known as Stevie Smith. This poem deals with the separation of two lovers and how the speaker feels long after the break-up.
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