Background
Funso Aiyejina was born on January 1, 1949, in Ososo, Nigeria. He is the son of Okogbe and Asetuwho who both were farmers.
1974
220005, Ife, Nigeria
Funso Aiyejina graduated from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in Nigeria receiving a bachelor of arts degree.
1976
15 University Ave, Wolfville, Canada
After completing his study at Obafemi Awolowo University, Aiyejina later graduated from Acadia University becoming a master of arts.
1981
Mona, Kingston, Jamaica
Aiyejina's last university was the University of the West Indies where he received a doctor of philosophy degree.
2014
1405 US-1, St. Augustine, FL 32084, United States
Funso Aiyejina during his speech on Foundation Ceremony of Appreciation.
2019
Mona, Kingston, Jamaica
From left to right professor emeritus Funso Aiyejina, head of The UWI Academy of Sport Dexter Charles, the UWI St. Augustine professor Brian Copeland, director of the UWI SPEC Grace Jackson at the launch of the UWI Half Marathon.
1974
220005, Ife, Nigeria
Funso Aiyejina graduated from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in Nigeria receiving a bachelor of arts degree.
1976
15 University Ave, Wolfville, Canada
After completing his study at Obafemi Awolowo University, Aiyejina later graduated from Acadia University becoming a master of arts.
1981
Mona, Kingston, Jamaica
Aiyejina's last university was the University of the West Indies where he received a doctor of philosophy degree.
2014
1405 US-1, St. Augustine, FL 32084, United States
Funso Aiyejina during his speech on Foundation Ceremony of Appreciation.
2019
Mona, Kingston, Jamaica
From left to right professor emeritus Funso Aiyejina, head of The UWI Academy of Sport Dexter Charles, the UWI St. Augustine professor Brian Copeland, director of the UWI SPEC Grace Jackson at the launch of the UWI Half Marathon.
https://www.amazon.com/Letter-Lynda-Other-Poems/dp/1856571068/?tag=2022091-20
1988
https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Rockhills-Other-Stories/dp/0920661785/?tag=2022091-20
1999
Funso Aiyejina was born on January 1, 1949, in Ososo, Nigeria. He is the son of Okogbe and Asetuwho who both were farmers.
Funso Aiyejina graduated from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in Nigeria. Later he graduated from Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, in Canada, and the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad.
Funso Aiyejina taught for more than a decade at Obafemi Awolowo University, and since 1990 at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad & Tobago. In 1995-1996, he was Fulbright Lecturer in Creative at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Aiyejina’s work has been anthologized in several short story and poetry collections. His work has also appeared in numerous periodicals, including Okike, Crab Orchard Review, and Toronto Review. Aiyejina Has also published reviews, articles, and interviews with major African and West Indian writers.
Aiyejina's poetry and short stories have been published in many international journals and anthologies including The Anchor Book of African Stories, Literature Without Borders, Kiss and Quarrel: Yoruba/English - Strategies for Mediation, The New African Poetry, and The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry (1999), in which 1999 publication he was described as "one of Nigeria’s finest satirists". His stories and plays have been read and dramatized on the radio in Nigeria and England.
Funso is married to a librarian and documentalist Lynda Quamina. Their children are named Abuenameh Ifedapo and Ararimeh Ifedayo.
