Delphine Lecompte
Lecompte in 2022
Lecompte in 2022
Born (1978-01-22) 22 January 1978
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

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

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

  • 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

  • 2010: C. Buddingh'-prijs, De dieren in mij[1]
  • 2011: Prijs voor Letterkunde van de Provincie West-Vlaanderen, De dieren in mij[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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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