Stathis Koutsounis was born in Nea Figalia, Olympia. He studied law, philology, and classical music. He currently lives and works in Athens. For many years, he taught at the I.M. Panagiotopoulos School, where he also served as the director of the high school division.
He has published the following poetry collections: Studies for Voice and Poetry (Hyakinthos, 1987), Harvest of Blood (Smili, 1991), Variations of Black (Delfini, 1998), The Terrorism of Beauty (Metaixmio, 2004), Insects in Intensive Care (Metaixmio, 2008) — nominated for the Poetry Award of Diavazo magazine — Snapshots of the Body (Metaixmio, 2014), In Nobody’s Land (Metaixmio, 2020) — nominated for the Jean Moréas Poetry Award — and Rose in a Mirror (Metaixmio, 2024) — nominated for the Poetry Award of Chartis magazine.
In addition to poetry, he publishes short stories, critical essays, studies, articles, and book reviews.
In 2021, his monograph on Alexandros Isaris was released, followed by the 2022 volume Before an Alien Doorknob: Critical Visits and Other Texts (1989–2020), which compiles a range of his critical and essayistic writings. His poems and prose have been included in numerous anthologies and translated into English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Arabic, and Persian. He is a member of the Society of Writers, the Circle of Poets, and the Panhellenic Association of Philologists.
Music direction: Maria Reboutsika
Sound editing: Eleftheria Papoutsaki – Ermioni Katsigianni