news | Wednesday June 3, 2026

Hajer Mirwali Wins the Gerald Lampert Award!

Hajer Mirwali has won the 2026 Gerald Lampert Award for a debut book of poetry! Mirwali’s book Revolutions looks at shame, pleasure, and Muslim daughterhood. In an extended conversation with Mona Hatoum’s artwork + and –, Revolutions asks how young Arab women – who live in homes and communities where actions are surveilled and categorized as 3aib or not 3aib, shameful or acceptable – make and unmake their identities.

The Gerald Lampert Award jury says of Revolutions: “Mirwali’s writing style is cutting edge and playful making for an incredibly admirable breakthrough book. Reading Revolutions is like having a companion that provides a familiar, daring feeling of clarity all while positioned within severe and surveilled conditions.”

Remarkable in both content and style, Revolutions is a mighty debut. Way to go on this well-deserved honour, Hajer! See all of the winners of this year’s League of Canadian Poets Book Awards here.