Kevin Bailey (born 16 March 1954) is a British poet and founder of 'HQ Poetry Magazine'. He has had three books published and co-edited an anthology of poetry for the Acorn Book Company in 2000. He was born and grew up at Wallingford, in the County of Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), England, where he attended the local grammar school. He was later educated at the University of York[1] and University College, Bath.
In 1990 he founded the international literary journal HQ Poetry Magazine, which he still edits and publishes independently. He has been closely involved in the work of London's poetry group Piccadilly Poets and The Live Poet's Society in Bath. In 2000 he edited (with Lucien Stryk) the classic anthology Contemporary Haiku. Since 2001 he has co-organised and judged at the annual Poetry on the Lake festival held at Orta San Giulio in Italy. In 2004 he adjudicated the prestigious Sasakawa Prize for Haikai. His poetry and commentaries have appeared in a wide variety of publications. Originally trained as a psychologist he is now a self-supporting writer and lives in Swindon, Wiltshire, at the heart of his beloved North Wessex countryside.
He has served as a judge for The Silver Wyvern, the annual award of the Poetry on the Lake festival held at Lake Orta, Italy, in both 2004 and 2005.