Mwaffaq Al-Hajjar

Mwaffaq Al-Hajjar is a Syrian poet, artist, and researcher based in Naarm. His practice explores unhomeness, remembrance, playfulness and the politics of the self. He holds a Master’s degree in Comparative Literature and has published two poetry collections. He is the founder and editor of Shirwmir, an experimental Arabic poetry magazine. His work has been published and exhibited across Syria, Malaysia, Singapore, Greece, Qatar, Australia, Brazil, and China. And he is the 2026–2027 State Library Victoria Creative Fellow.