Ali Abdolrezaei

Ali Abdolrezaei (b. April 10, 1969; ) is an Iranian-British poet, writer, literary theorist and political analyst with over 70 books. Before leaving Iran in 2001 he was known as one of the most innovative poets of the contemporary Persian literature and poetry. Abdolrezaei is also known by Mouta, the "wise teacher" in old Persian.

Early life Ali Abdolrezaei was born on 10 April 1969 into a middle-class farming and merchant family in the northern city of Langerud, Iran. When he was five, his newborn sister died unexpectedly. This overwhelming cogitation during her funeral led to a mini stroke resulting in his loss of speech. After a few months, Abdolrezaei regained speech, but it was newly characterized by a severe stammer. By age of 16 after undergoing speech therapy he fully overcame the impediment.

Education After finishing high school in Langerude, Abdolrezaei attended the Khajeh Nasir Toosi University in Tehran, where he studied mechanical engineering. Not long after, he was banned from teaching and from public speaking in Iran. It received much attention for its avant-garde views concerning language and postmodernism.

In December 2017, when a large group of Iranians who were the victims of the IRI's embezzlements went onto the street to protest in over 150 cities, the students of College of Sher joined them.

In light of this uprising, Abdolrezaei's students appealed to him to change the focus of the studies and to campaign against the prevalent corruptions. Thus the focus of his teachings changed from poetry and writing to concentrate mostly on political activism; and when the college gradually grew into more than 100,000 students it changed from being a school into a political party. This newly established party was named Iranarchist Party. Although based on Anarchism doctrine, it also presented its own principles designed to fit the challenges the Iranian people were facing for decades with a totalitarian Islamic regime. Abdolrezaei's ideas on Anarchism centered on limited government interference, in which the government was to act as the provider of public services to the people.

Ali Abdolrezaei resides in London, England.

Work Abdolrezaei's contributions to the intellectual circles began with the 1991 publication of his first book Only Iron-Men Rust In The Rain. further popularized the movement.

Twelve volumes of Abdolrezaei's poetry were published while he lived in Iran; the remainder have been published in exile.

Abdolrezaei's poetry became renowned amongst Iranians in the 1990s for its artful handling of difficult subjects. Iran's traumatic political history over the last four decades has been a major, if not primary, theme in much of Iran's contemporary art; Abdolrezaei's poetry epitomizes this dynamic.

Abdolrezaei has been described as "one of Iran's most influential poets”. He has also been described as "one of the most serious and contentious poets of the new generation of Persian poetry.”

Political views In politics, Abdolrezaei believes that true democracy never features a "top-down" structure. He began speaking about it at underground gatherings and published multitudinous Anarchist essays, for which the Internet became a primary mode of dissemination.

Iranarchism Abdolrezaei coined the term “Iranarchism” and became the spokesperson for the Iranarchist Party (also known as Barandazan (the Topplers.)

The party's manifesto and the nine related books streamline the principles that his party is built on and the ideology it promotes. The closest Anarchist classifications to Iranarchism are Eco-Anarchism and Post Anarchism. There are two principles that are unique to Iranarchism. One is the decentralization of the government and the other is the establishment of a referendum office. Nima Youshij and Ahmad Shamlou; and among non-Iranians he enjoyed the works of Nazim Hikmat, Vladimir Mayakofsky and Arthur Rimbaud. During his postmodernism period he was introduced to John Ashbery.

In philosophy Abdolrezaei is influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche, Michel Foucault, Marquis de Sade and Gilles Deleuze. Saul Newman’s Post Anarchism theory also influenced Abdolrezaei’s concept of Iranarchism. Platforma Festival, London, UK, 2011. Acts of Memory Festival, on human rights subject. Counterpoint, London, UK, 2011. Poetes a Paris, Paris, France, 2012. The First International Kosovo Poetry Festival, 2015. The Writers Conference, Nottingham, UK, 2015. Abdolrezaei recited some of his poems and spoke on censorship. Human Rights Poetry Festival. London, UK, 2016. The Danger of Words in the Age of Danger Symposium, London, UK, 2017. Abdolrezaei spoke on the subject of censorship and post-censorship.

Awards In 2013 his book “Mothurt” was selected as the “Book of the Year” in Iran. Over ninety of the best Iranian critics and poets participated in this event. In 2014, “Lover Mover” was selected as the second best book of the year in the same competition.