Michael Lentz (born 1964) is a German author, musician, and performer of experimental texts and sound poetry.

[2] His father Hubert Lentz [de] (1927–2014) was city manager (Oberstadtdirektor) of Düren.

[4] He completed his PhD in 1999; the thesis was titled Lautpoesie, -musik nach 1945[4] (Sound Poetry, Music After 1945).

[1] He was the winner of the 2001 Ingeborg Bachmann Prize for his book Muttersterben [de].

[5] In May 2006, he was appointed professor for literary writing at the German Literature Institute, University of Leipzig.