Kent Neal
Gay American-French poet
Kent Neal
About
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.
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Kent Neal has published three collections of poetry: The Compass, The Labyrinth, and the Hour Glass; Where Saltwater Mixes With Freshwater; and A Ray of Light in the Lion’s Eye. His poems have appeared in the following journals: World Haiku Review, Modern Haiku, Gong, Verso, Haiku Journal, Décharge, and Libelle.
Haiku
A Ray of Light in the Lion's Eye
A little book in French of little moments in the city of lions.
Haiku
Where Saltwater Mixes With Freshwater
A bilingual collection of haikus in French and English inspired by memories of growing up on the Oregon coast.
Love
The Compass, The Labyrinth, and the Hour Glass
This was Kent Neal’s first collection of poetry.