E. A. Markham

Archie Markham

FRSL
BornEdward Archibald Markham
(1939-10-01)1 October 1939
Harris, Montserrat
Died23 March 2008(2008-03-23) (aged 68)
Paris, France
Pen namePaul St. Vincent; Sally Goodman
OccupationPoet, playwright, novelist
EducationUniversity of Wales, Lampeter; University of East Anglia
Notable worksLambchops (1985), Human Rites (1984), Looking Out, Looking In (2008)

Edward Archibald Markham FRSL (1 October 1939 – 23 March 2008), popularly known as Archie Markham, was a Montserratian poet, playwright, novelist and academic. He moved to the United Kingdom in 1956, where he remained for most of his life, writing as well as teaching at various academic institutions. He was known for writing subtle, witty and intelligent poetry, which refused to conform to the conventions, and stereotypes, of British and Caribbean poetry alike.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Fraser, Peter (26 April 2008). "Obituary: E. A. Markham". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ^ Thieme, John (12 April 2008). "E. A. Markham: Poet, dramatist and writer who resisted any tendency to define his work as either Caribbean or British". The Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Sean (14 April 2010). "Looking Out, Looking in by E. A. Markham". The Guardian (Review Section). p. 14. Retrieved 10 June 2012.