Former research fellow, Harvard University, former Director, Institute of Creative Writing, Author of Yoruba Idealism, The Birth of a Child in a Fishing Boat, The Aesthetic and Moral Art of Wole Soyinka, Myths and Weave, and a good few, recipient of the poetry Golden Trophy, 1990, recipient of the 2021 Nonfiction Fellowship Award from the Writers' Room of Boston, recipient of the 2023 Humanity Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Yemi D. Ogunyemi is an aphorist and a luminous literary philosopher whose work reflects the savvies and radiance of his spirit and always fascinated by letters, books and the power of words.

He believes that art, a marvel of ingenuity, a symbol of reality, is an expression of happiness, an application of human creative skill.

To date, Yemi has authored over 70 titles of literary works--fiction, nonfiction, plays, poetry and children's stories.

He is currently working on The Study of Yoruba Classic Fairy-tale/folklore and Literary Criticism.