Ali Babachahi (10 November 1942 in Bushehr, Iran; Persian: علی باباچاهی) is an Iranian poet, writer, researcher, and literary critic.

From 1989 onward, he has been engaged in the compilation of a dictionary of Persian language at the University Publication Center and also edited Adineh monthly magazine's poetic column.

Iranian poet and critic, Ali Babachahi, was born in 1942 in Bushehr, the southernmost port city in Iran.

His essays and commentaries on "The Other Mode of Iranian Poetry" and postmodern literary views show his restless, dynamic mind.

[3] (Extracted from interviews)[4] …"One must be absolutely modern" _ this dictum of Arthur Rimbaud bears a fresh significance in every age.

In my last book, Picasso in the Waters of Persian Gulf satire, paradox and grotesque are used- e.g.: The poet says happy those born as angels, who then go and learn a bit of humanness – drive a truck and empty eyes bulged out of out town!

Standing on a pluralist and non-elitist point, I reject hierarchic viewpoint, linear narrative, and dogmas caused by binary oppositions.

2003 The selected poems of Ali Babachahi - First Edition 2004 The most romantic ones[6] 2005 The selected poems of Manouchehr Neyestani 2005 Oral history of Iran’s contemporary literature 2005 Jumping out of the line 2006 Today’s poetry, Today’s Woman 2007 You are more beautiful than madness 2008 Picasso in the waters of the Persian Gulf - First Edition 2009 Only the mermaids do not wound me 2009 Individual Predicates 2010 The selected poems of Ali Babachahi – Second/Third Edition 2011 Picasso in the waters of the Persian Gulf - Second Edition 2011 The thousand-day rain flower 2011 The thoughts and feelings of matthiola are enough for me 2012 The world is wrong 2012 Let’s collect shells (short poems) 2012 They fall in love in their own way!