Andys man club - Not Waving but Drowning

Revisiting my ‘Not waving but drowning’ Illustration. Based on the poem by Stevie Smith. The poem focus on depression and suicide, how you can’t always tell how someone is actually feeling. Taking this further I thought this could be used for a mental health charity. I came across andysmanclub which coincidently has a hand in the OK sign for their logo. I decided to the layout the illustration as a poster for their charity.

^{‘Not Waving but Drowning’ By Stevie Smith

Nobody heard him, the dead man,

But still he lay moaning:

I was much further out than you thought

And not waving but drowning.

Poor chap, he always loved larking

And now he’s dead

It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,

They said.

Oh, no no no, it was too cold always

(Still the dead one lay moaning)

I was much too far out all my life

And not waving but drowning.}