Brian Bailey died in 2016. Taken from his obituary on the Poetry NI website:
Brian was a figurehead in the Belfast poetry scene: an old pro from the days of the Arcadia open mic nights in North Street Arcade, he ran the poetry nights at Bookfinders for a while, and founded the Belfast Poetry Cup, an early local slam than happened at the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival. More recently, he organised the Poetry & Pintsfestival at the John Hewitt Bar, and had performed with the music group The Who-Ers.
