E. M. Roach
Eric Merton Roach was a Tobagonian poet and playwright. He published some early writing under the pseudonym Merton Maloney.Life
Roach grew up in Mount Pleasant, Tobago:
In 1960s, Roach began to gain an international reputation. However, he became overwhelmed and depressed, and committed suicide in 1974, drinking insecticide before swimming in the ocean.Work
Plays
