Kevin Bailey (born 16 March 1954) is a British poet and founder of HQ Poetry Magazine. He has had four 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.