Anna Couani (born 6 April 1948) is a contemporary Australian poet and visual artist. Couani was born and grew up in Sydney, the eldest of four children of medical doctors John Couani and Stefania Siedlecky. Her families have Greek and Polish heritage. She studied architecture at the University of Sydney, then took a Diploma of Education (Art) at Sydney Teachers' College and later, an MA in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of Technology Sydney. Since 2014, she has run The Shop Gallery in Glebe with her husband, sculptor Hilik Mirankar.