Aiša Basri rođena je u Setatu u Maroku. Diplomirala je na Odseku za arapsku književnost Univerziteta Muhamed V (Rabat) u Maroku. Radila je kao predavač, potom kao urednica časopisa o obrazovanju pri Ministarstvu obrazovanja u Maroku.
Članica je Kuće poezije (Bayt al-Shai ‘r), Marokanskog udruženja pisaca Itihād kutāb al-maghrib, potpredsednica Međunarodnog udruženja književnih kritičara AICL u Francuskoj, festivala Fes, i članica mnogih književnih žirija.
Objavila je osam zbirki poezije: Masā’āt, 2001; Araq al-Malā’ikah, 2002; Shurfah Mutfa’ah, 2004; Laylah Sarī‘at al-‘Atab, 2007, 2009; Hadīth Midfa’ah, 2007; Sadiqī al-Kharīf, 2009; Khulwat al-Tayr, 2010; Dars fī al-Rasm, 2013; dve knjige proze: Layalī al-Harīr, 2013, 2014; Hafidat Greta Garbo, 2015.
Njena dela prevedena su na engleski, francuski, italijanski, španski i turski jezik.
Njena poezija je takođe zastupljena u mnogim antologijama poezije na francuskom, španskom, nemačkom, švedskom, katalonskom, turskom i grčkom jeziku.
Aicha Bassry was born in Settat, Morocco. She holds a BA in Arabic Literature, Universite Mohammad V (Rabat), Morocco. She worked as a teacher, then editor of a magazine of education, Ministere de l’Education Nationale (National Ministry of Education), Morocco.
She is member of Bayt al-Shai ‘r (House of Poetry), Itihād kutāb al-maghrib (Moroccan Union of Writers), vice president of AICL (International Association of Literary Criticism), France, Fes Festival, and a judge in many literary committees.
She has published 8 poetry collections: Masā’āt (Evenings), 2001; Araq al-Malā’ikah (Engels’ Insomnia), 2002; Shurfah Mutfa’ah (A Dark Balcony), 2004; Laylah Sarī‘at al-‘Atab (A Frail Night), 2007, 2009; Hadīth Midfa’ah (Fireplace Chat), 2007; Sadiqī al-Kharīf (My Friend Fall), 2009; Khulwat al-Tayr (Isolation of the Bird), 2010; Dars fī al-Rasm (A Lesson in Drawing), 2013; two books of prose: Layalī al-Harīr (Silk Nights), 2013, 2014; Hafidat Greta Garbo (GretaGarbo’s granddaughters), 2015.
Her works have been translated into English, French, Italian, Spanish and Turkish.
Her poetry has also appeared in many anthologies of poetry in French, Spanish, German, Irish, Swedish, Catalan, Turkish, and Greek.