E. M. Roach

Eric Morton Roach (3 November 1915 – 18 April 1974) was a Tobagonian poet and playwright. He published some early writing under the pseudonym Merton Maloney.
Life.
Roach grew up in Mount Pleasant, Tobago:
Between 1949 and 1955, his poetry was frequently broadcast on the BBC programme "Caribbean Voices".
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.