ISBN 978-1-907435-99-7
Paperback
150 x 210mm
68 pages
RRP £9.00

'Misericord': ‘
Apartment in a monastery in which some indulgencies were permitted’
The Concise Oxford Dictionary

‘…A  real  lyric  poet … the  love  poems … are  as  good as any I’ve read in a long time – pure, translucent, economical and erotic…
                                                     Al Alvarez

Kevin  Bailey  combines  a classical  restraint  with  exuberant  sensuality and a romantic tenderness…
                                                    D.M.Thomas

His  love for  Women …  is  expressed  in  poems   that  are profoundly  tender and savagely passionate.
                                                     James Kirkup

'Misericord' is available from Kevin Bailey at
hqbailey@googlemail.com

Kevin  Bailey  was  born  and  grew  up  in  Wallingford,  Berkshire,  where  he attended the  local  Grammar School.  He  was  later  educated  at  The  University  of  York  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 the London poetry group Piccadilly Poets and  The Live Poets Society  in   Bath.   In   2000   he  edited   (with  Lucien   Stryk)    the    classic   anthology Contemporary Haiku. Since 2001 he has co-organized 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.  In recognition  of  his  astronomical  studies  he  was elected a Fellow of The Royal Astronomical Society in 2014.