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| Robert Roman (R) and Pascal Ulrich in Toulouse 2000 |
Artist and poet Pascal Ulrich was born in Strasbourg in 1964. He started writing poetry at the age of 16 and at 23 he created a small poetry magazine called Dada 64. When he was 25, after a suicide attempt and time spent in a psychiatric hospital, he was given a disability pension and was thereafter able to devote himself to writing and art. Having battled with depression and alcohol problems throughout his life, Ulrich committed suicide in 2009.
Robert Roman is a poet and artist who befriend Ulrich in 1994. After Ulrich’s death he published a biography of him, Pascal Ulrich – The Lucid Dreamer, plus several collections of Ulrich’s poems and drawings. In 2014 he formed the BAKOU 98 association to preserve Ulrich’s work. He also created a blog devoted to Ulrich’s poetry, art and life.
When and how did you meet Pascal Ulrich? Had you been aware of his art or poetry before you met him?
Pascal Ulrich wrote me a first letter on June 16, 1994. I received it two days later, directly at my workplace. The letter came with a collage. In his letter, Pascal explained to me that he was contacting me following a request from Patrick Oustric, with whom he had been corresponding for several years. And it turns out that this Patrick Oustric, poet, and great lover of ancient letters, was one of my work colleagues! At that time I had not heard of Pascal Ulrich. I responded very quickly and that’s how our friendship began .. Read more
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