Aujourd'hui je vous propose de découvrir Just Patty une poète que j'apprécie particulièrement. J'ai découvert ses textes sur son blog et c'est un vrai plaisir de l'interviewer pour vous aujourd'hui.

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Just Patty – Interview

Dear Patty, first of all could you introduce yourself?

Of course Bernie!

My name is Patty van Delft, I am a Dutch author of both Young Adult Fantasy novels and Dark Poetry. I write my poetry under the name ‘Just Patty’.

Why the name ‘Just Patty’? Because writing poetry is a naked reflection of the heart and soul, nothing more and nothing less.

It’s ‘Just Me’ without decorations.

I started writing poetry after my big brother was murdered when I was 14 to find a way to express my feelings and to deal with the emptiness he left inside of me.

But it wasn’t until 2013 when I started to actually publishing my poems on a blog.

Before, I just never had the courage to share my deepest and mostly dark feelings with anyone.

I was just writing to save my sanity. (can’t say that worked though lol) 😉

But I got so much support that I started to write more and more. And I am loving it!

Before I started to write dark poetry, the darkness was already inside of me. Always lurking right beneath the surface, waiting until I lost my strength so it could consume me. Depression, nightmares, flashbacks, they are no strangers to me.

But because I let it out now every once in a while by writing, I was able to tame the beast and be the person who I am today. Me, without restrictions or suppression.

At the same time that I started to blog my poems, I also wrote a Dutch young adult fantasy novel that got published in April 2014 in Holland and won the third price for Best Fantasy Novel 2014.

Now, I have three published books in my name, Drägan Duma and two poetry books called ‘My Wings’ and ‘My Whisperings’.

I make the artwork that goes along with my poetry myself. The model you see is me. I take most of the photos and edit them as well. This way, I can combine two of my greatest passions: writing and photographing!

Do you remember the first poetry that you read or heard ?

This would be ‘The Raven’ by Edgar Allan Poe.

 

Who is your favorite Poet ?

I have always being attracted to the more darker forms of poetry, I adore Edgar Allan Poe. Maybe because dark poetry seems to be more raw and the emotions can hit you like a rock.

 

How and when (day or Night?) do you have your inspiration for your poems?

I can write day and night. The inspiration for my poems is always flowing. Sometimes it can be just a word I hear somewhere, or an event that I see happening. Most of my poetry, however, is based on things I had to go through in my past or am still going through now. I have lost a lot of people close to me, witnessed some things you don’t want to see, been abused and have three chronical conditions, one of them being PTSD.

I have a rather turbulent life and the scars to prove it, I guess you can say. At least it’s never boring 😉

But nighttime is definitely my favorite time to write. It’s quiet and peaceful at night.

I also like to write to support people who have a rough time. Although my poetry is mostly dark, I like to believe there’s also always a ray of light to find within my writings.

 

Could we have a specific poem to conclude this interview?
This is one of my favorite poems from my new poetry book ‘My Whisperings’:

Whisperings

~

Soft and gentle

They escape my unwilling lips

Like a tiny waterfall

Unstoppable

They fall

One last call

To you

Hesitatingly

Honestly

Words from the heart

The soul

Whisperings

Almost musical

Like a soft summer rain

Little drops of love

Of pain

Uncatchable

They fall

From my trembling lips

Against my will

Just four little words

‘I love you still’