Photo by Matt Hardy on Pexels.com Stevie Smith’s ‘Not Waving but Drowning’ is a poem equally as fascinating in structure as disturbing in sentiment. Framed in a tragic paradox of intended and received interpretation of a physical gesture, Smith’s ‘seemingly light verse’ (Linda R. Hallett) exudes satirical depth, timelessly resonating with feelings of alienation and … Continue reading ‘Not Waving but Drowning’ – exploring the harrowing depth of Stevie Smith’s ‘seemingly light verse’
Ellie Woods 