About the Writer/Poet:
Dr. Babatunde O. Adekson is an accomplished Counselor Educator, Therapist, Clinical Supervisor, and Writer/Poet. He was born in Waltham, Massachussetts in 1975 to Nigerian/Yoruba parents who came to study in the states in the 1960s at Brandeis College outside of Boston, MA. He grew up in Southwest Nigeria, primarily in the Osun and Oyo state regions, namely in the historic city of Ile-Ife. Ile-ife is historically known to the Yorubas as the center of Yoruba civilization, culture, life, and according to folklore, the Olodumare (God of the Universe) had direct influence on the culture of the Yorubas and on the city of Ile Ife.