Kay Standy Glans (born 17 October 1955 in Finja, Kristianstad County, Sweden) is a Swedish poet, essayist, publisher and literary critic.
He has also published two collections of poems: Människans art (1980) and Från den norra provinsen (1986).
He has also worked as editor of the featured article-page Under strecket in Svenska Dagbladet and served on the editorial board of the magazine Moderna tider.
In the years 2012–2021, he was editor-in-chief of the journal Respons, which, in addition to reviews of Swedish non-fiction, contains essays, debate articles, interviews and reportage.
[1] On January 29, 2016 Glans received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Social Sciences at Uppsala University.