Stevie Smith

Florence Margaret Smith, who later came to be known as Stevie Smith, was born in Kingston upon Hull, England in September of 1902. She was one of two daughters born to parents Ethel and Charles. Read more of Stevie Smith’s Biography.

‘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.

Away, Melancholy

Biography of Stevie Smith

Come On, Come Back

Not Waving But Drowning

Pad, Pad

The River God