Philip Gounis

Philip John Gounis (born February 1, 1948, Richmond Heights, Missouri) is an American poet, literary journalist, archivist, filmmaker, publisher, concert, and book reviewer.

During this period Gounis also began to publish his poetry in several alternative press outlets and read on KDNA FM radio.

In 1988, he co-founded a magazine of politics and popular culture, Steamshovel Press with the impetus of publishing an interview with Ram Dass.

At the end of the decade and into the ’90s he took part in radio programs such as Off The Beaten Path, Poetry Beat and Literature for the Halibut on KDHX FM in St. Louis, Missouri.

In summer 2005 Intangible Studios released the CD, Form Matters on which Gounis collaborated with musician Rich Kruse.