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Sylvester Urdeen Omosun was born in Edo State, Nigeria, on the 4th of July 1974. At
a young age Urdeen fell ill and was diagnosed with Meningitis, thus this left him hard
of hearing.
Early in his life, He attended a Catholic College and refused to allow his life's trials
to become a handicap. And it was the Sunday hymnals and short stories that first
inspired him to write.
As times goes on, his passion for writing stories and poems took control of him, and
diverted attention from his chosen profession. Inspired by his catholic upbringing,
Urdeen has spent much time perfecting and sharing his art in poetry, stories and
articles.
Urdeen has a very impressive work history, moving up the ladder with ease at each
job he undertook. He has served as an assistant or supervisor at most of the
companies where he was employed. He has experiences in stage production & drama
and has a local film under his belt. He has served at the sport council both in Lagos
and Kaduna, trained others in the art of Judo, basketball and physical fitness at times
he worked with the youth in his native tribe in Edo state helping them out in their
drama department and recreational unit.
It was during his Youth National Service, Urdeen published his first article,
"I Hear Your Lip". His passionate rants against the new government were published
in the New Nigerian newspaper. He received so much encouragement from this
article, he went on to write three others; "Belief Beyond Sound", "Coping with
Disabilities", and "A Cry for Help".
"That's how I knew it is my destiny to write", said Urdeen. "Writing, above all other
profession, is something I truly enjoy. One must enjoy what they do no matter what it
is."
For the last two years Urdeen gave up his job, and went to live by saint Benedictine
Monastery in Edo State, because the environment helps him to study and write in the
presence of God he believes in.
When asked why, he said, "I hope soon I will be rewarded. Everyone looks for that
something or someone that will make his or her life complete. You will find it in the
strangest places. Places you never thought it could be. I found it in my writing and the
association I had with my culture," he continued.
Today Urdeen is now writing professionally, The Internet, being a big but small world
for poets, has given Urdeen the opportunity to meet some very interesting people
from around the world. His poetry and essays grace many Yahoo poetry forums. And
at the local level, Urdeen has been published at various daily newspapers his
achievement were published on the November 8th edition on the
"The News Magazine" and At Soulfulchemistry.com (a foreign website dedicated to
publishing works by black writers) he was named Featured Poet for the month of
March 2004, his poetry can be found in the African root pages. Other web sites
featuring Urdeen are; mrafrica.com, poeticnites.com, ujamaapoets.com and a host of
other local sites, his short stories appears online in the web
Urdeen's love for children and animals can be seen in the many photos he takes of
their activities, and the poetry he has written dedicated to them.
During introductions, he fondly calls himself "the juju". However, he is proud of his
surname. "Omosun, says Urdeen proudly, "Stands for "son of juju pot".
It's because of the meaning of his father's name that he wrote and dedicated a series
of poems to his father ancestors and a book of poems and writings coming out soon in
2005 (by God's Grace) titled "The Juju Culture"
The world is blessed by Urdeen's magical (juju) poetry that emulates his love of
expression using a combination of his native tongues and the "USA southern
dialect." PLEASE PRAY FOR URDEEN
tribalpoetry@yahoo.com 08034726508
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IN NIGERIA
URDEEN.OMOSUN
all rights reserved 2003