Not Waving but Drowning

Stevie Smith

16 pages 32-minute read

Stevie Smith

Not Waving but Drowning

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1957

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Behind gestures of greeting may lie desperate calls for help, as Stevie Smith's haunting poem reveals. Test your understanding of this powerful exploration of miscommunication, mental anguish, and the tragic consequences of not truly seeing others.

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