The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is made annually by the

League of Canadian Poets The League of Canadian Poets (LCP), founded in 1966, is a national non-profit arts service organization based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The organization acts as the national association of professional and aspiring poets in Canada. The League co ...

to the best volume of poetry published by a first-time poet. It is presented in honour of poetry promoter

Gerald Lampert Gerald Lampert (c. 1924 - April 29, 1978) was a Canadian writer and educator,"Gerald Lampert: Poet founded workshops". '' The Globe and Mail'', May 2, 1978. best known as the organizer of one of Canada's first annual educational workshop series for ...

. Each winner receives an honorarium of $1000.

Winners and nominees

References

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External links

League of Canadian Poets
Canadian poetry awards First book awards Awards established in 1981 1981 establishments in Canada