Not Waving but Drowning Not Waving but Drowning "Not Waving but Drowning" is a poem by the British poet Stevie Smith. It was published in 1957 as part of a collection of the same title. The most famous of Smith's poems, it gives an account of a drowned man whose distressed thrashing in the water had been mistaken for waving. The poem was accompanied by one of Smith's drawings, as was common in her work. The poem's personal significance has been the topic of several pieces of literary criticism because Smith was treated for psychological problems. She contemplated suicide at the age of eight
Not Drowning, Waving their fourth album, "Claim" in May. The album was voted 'Best Australian Album' on the Australian "Rolling Stone" Critics Poll in 1989. Later that year, the group visited Papua New Guinea playing several concerts and meeting George Telek (Moab Stringband, Painim Wok) with whom they later recorded two tracks for their next album, "Tabaran" (March 1991). "Tabaran" was credited to Not Drowning, Waving and the Musicians of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Featuring Telek. The album was nominated for 'Best Indigenous Release' at the ARIA Music Awards of 1992. Meanwhile, Helen Mountfort had joined on cello in 1990, and the group