Senator Ihenyen was born in August 1983 in Yaba, Lagos State, but an indigene of Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria. Though an unpublished poet and writer, he is the Project Coordinator of Apollo Poetry, a poetry circle in Nigeria. He writes poetry, short stories and articles on arts and culture. Some of his poems have been widely published in both local and international dailies and anthologies, and have been given special recognitions by some literary circles.