Kent Neal was born in the United States in 1979 and grew up in Oregon on the west coast. He started writing poems in English several weeks before the September 11, 2001 attacks. Since 2003, he has been living in Lyon, France and writing poetry in French. He now writes in both languages. He likes exploring different poetic forms. Kent writes about desire, travel, information technology, and urban landscapes.
He is a haiku writer and long-time member of the French Haiku Association.