Born in Damadd, Saudi Arabia, Ali Alhazmi obtained a degree in Arabic Language and Literature at Umm Al-Qura University, Faculty of Arabic Language.
As early as 1985, Ali started publishing his poetry in a variety of local and Arabic international cultural publications, including The Seventh Day (Paris), Creativity (Cairo), Nazoa (Amman), and The New Text. He has participated in various International Poetry Festivals, including; Costa Rica (2013), Spain (2014), Uruguay (2015), Cuba, Colombia, and Turkey (2016), Italy and Romania (2017), and Spain (2018). His work has been translated into many languages.
His publications include A Gate for the Body (1993), Loss (2000), Deer Drink Its Own Image (2004), Comfortable on the Edge (2009), and Now in the Past (2018). His awards include the Medal of Poetry (Uruguay, 2015), The World Grand Prize for Poetry (Romania, 2017), the Verbumlandi Prize (Italy, 2017), and Best International Poet (China, 2018). Global IconAward (Italy, 2020). Italian Prize “Colors of the Soul” (Italy, 2021).
