Delphine Lecompte
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 Delphine Lecompte (2017) | |
| Born | 22 January 1978 Ghent, Belgium |
| Occupation | Poet |
Delphine Lecompte (born 22 January 1978) is a Flemish poet.
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]
In 2021, she wrote a letter to Humo magazine in which she described paedophiles as "a marginalised, vulnerable group who have been treated as sickening scum by the decent moralistic community for years" and "the majority of paedophiles never commit paedophilic acts and every human being is sometimes attracted to innocence and youth". 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
- 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
Awards
- 2010: C. Buddingh'-prijs, De dieren in mij[1]
- 2011: Prijs voor Letterkunde van de Provincie West-Vlaanderen, De dieren in mij[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Delphine Lecompte" (in Dutch). Poetry International. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ "De tien nieuwsfeiten van de dag" [The ten news facts of the day]. De Standaard (in Dutch). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
External links
- Delphine Lecompte (in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature
- Delphine Lecompte (in Dutch), Nederlandse Poëzie Encyclopedie (Dutch Poetry Encyclopedia)
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