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{{Infobox writer
{{Infobox writer
| name = Delphine Lecompte
| name = Delphine Lecompte
| image = Delphinelecompte-02.jpg
| image = Delphine Lecompte 2022 door Dirk Annemans.jpg
| caption = Delphine Lecompte (2017)
| caption = Lecompte in 2022
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1978|1|22}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1978|1|22}}
| birth_place = [[Ghent]], Belgium
| birth_place = [[Ghent]], Belgium
| occupation = Poet
| occupation = Poet
| awards = C. Buddingh'-prijs (2010), Prijs voor Letterkunde van de Provincie West-Vlaanderen (2011)
| notable_works = letter to Humo
}}
}}
'''Delphine Lecompte''' (born 22 January 1978) is a [[Flanders|Flemish]] poet.
'''Delphine Lecompte''' (born 22 January 1978) is a [[Flanders|Flemish]] poet and columnist.

== Career ==


In 2010, she won the [[C. Buddingh'-prijs]] for her debut poetry collection ''De dieren in mij''.<ref name="pi_lecompte">{{cite web|url=https://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/22713/28/Delphine-Lecompte/nl|title=Delphine Lecompte|publisher=Poetry International|accessdate=4 March 2019|archive-date=4 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304162009/https://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/22713/28/Delphine-Lecompte/nl|language=Dutch|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2010, she won the [[C. Buddingh'-prijs]] for her debut poetry collection ''De dieren in mij''.<ref name="pi_lecompte">{{cite web|url=https://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/22713/28/Delphine-Lecompte/nl|title=Delphine Lecompte|publisher=Poetry International|accessdate=4 March 2019|archive-date=4 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304162009/https://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/22713/28/Delphine-Lecompte/nl|language=Dutch|url-status=live}}</ref>


She also received the [[Prijs voor Letterkunde van de Provincie West-Vlaanderen]] in 2011 for this debut.<ref name="pi_lecompte"/>
She also received the [[Prijs voor Letterkunde van de Provincie West-Vlaanderen]] in 2011 for this debut.<ref name="pi_lecompte"/>

== Controversy ==

In 2021, she wrote a letter to ''Humo'' magazine in which she made several controversial comments regarding [[pedophilia]]. Her letter was condemned by Flemish ministers including [[Matthias Diependaele]] and [[Sammy Mahdi]]. The city of [[Bruges]], which employs her as the official poet of a museum, did not endorse her views but recognised her right to free speech.<ref>{{cite news |title="Elle nuance, normalise et même excuse la pédophilie" : la poétesse Delphine Lecompte au centre d'une vive polémique après des déclarations sur la pédophilie|trans-title="She nuances, normalises and even excuses paedophilia": poet Delphine Lecompte at the centre of a growing controversy after statements on paedophilia|url=https://www.lalibre.be/belgique/societe/2021/08/12/elle-nuance-normalise-et-meme-excuse-la-pedophilie-la-poetesse-delphine-lecompte-au-centre-dune-vive-polemique-apres-des-declarations-sur-la-pedophilie-VUYIJWMCANGF3OFEAKQFQLA634/ |access-date=15 August 2021 |work=La Libre |date=12 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=De tien nieuwsfeiten van de dag |trans-title=The ten news facts of the day|url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20210812_95695837 |access-date=15 August 2021 |work=De Standaard |date=12 August 2021 |language=Dutch}}</ref>


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
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* 2015: ''Dichter, bokser, koningsdochter''
* 2015: ''Dichter, bokser, koningsdochter''
* 2017: ''Western''
* 2017: ''Western''
* 2019: ''Vrolijke verwoesting''
* 2021: ''Beschermvrouwe van de verschoppelingen''


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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[[Category:20th-century Belgian women]]
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Latest revision as of 12:12, 28 December 2023

Delphine Lecompte
Lecompte in 2022
Lecompte in 2022
Born (1978-01-22) 22 January 1978 (age 46)
Ghent, Belgium
OccupationPoet
Notable worksletter to Humo
Notable awardsC. Buddingh'-prijs (2010), Prijs voor Letterkunde van de Provincie West-Vlaanderen (2011)

Delphine Lecompte (born 22 January 1978) is a Flemish poet and columnist.

Career[edit]

In 2010, she won the C. Buddingh'-prijs for her debut poetry collection De dieren in mij.[1]

She also received the Prijs voor Letterkunde van de Provincie West-Vlaanderen in 2011 for this debut.[1]

Controversy[edit]

In 2021, she wrote a letter to Humo magazine in which she made several controversial comments regarding pedophilia. Her letter was condemned by Flemish ministers including Matthias Diependaele and Sammy Mahdi. The city of Bruges, which employs her as the official poet of a museum, did not endorse her views but recognised her right to free speech.[2][3]

Publications[edit]

  • 2009: De dieren in mij
  • 2010: Verzonnen prooi
  • 2012: Blinde gedichten
  • 2013: Schachten en amuletten
  • 2014: De baldadige walvis
  • 2015: Dichter, bokser, koningsdochter
  • 2017: Western
  • 2019: Vrolijke verwoesting
  • 2021: Beschermvrouwe van de verschoppelingen

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Delphine Lecompte" (in Dutch). Poetry International. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. ^ ""Elle nuance, normalise et même excuse la pédophilie" : la poétesse Delphine Lecompte au centre d'une vive polémique après des déclarations sur la pédophilie" ["She nuances, normalises and even excuses paedophilia": poet Delphine Lecompte at the centre of a growing controversy after statements on paedophilia]. La Libre. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ "De tien nieuwsfeiten van de dag" [The ten news facts of the day]. De Standaard (in Dutch). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

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