Janice M. Gould | |
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| Born | (1949-04-01)April 1, 1949 |
| Died | June 28, 2019(2019-06-28) (aged 69–70) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley, B.A. in linguistics, M.A. in English;University of New Mexico, Ph.D.;University of Arizona, MA inLibrary Science,University of Arizona |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, poet, scholar, musician |
| Employer | University of Colorado atColorado Springs |
| Notable work | Beneath My Heart,Earthquake Weather,Doubters and Dreamers,Seed,The Force of Gratitude |
| Partner | Marie-Elise Wheatwind |
Janice Gould (1949–2019) was a Koyangk'auwi (Konkow, Concow)Maidu writer and scholar. She was the author ofBeneath My Heart,[1]Earthquake Weather[1] and co-editor withDean Rader ofSpeak to Me Words: Essays on Contemporary American Indian Poetry.[1] Her bookDoubters and Dreamers (2011) was a finalist for the Colorado Book Award and the Binghamton University Milt Kessler Poetry Book Award.[1]
Gould's poetic efforts were recognized by the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice in 1992.[2]
Gould was born on April 1, 1949, inSan Diego,California, and grew up inBerkeley. She graduatedmagna cum laude from theUniversity of California, Berkeley, earning degrees in Linguistics (B.A) and English (M.A.).[3] She also earned a master's degree in Library Science (M.A) from theUniversity of Arizona.[3] She completed a certificate in Museum Studies.[3] Her Ph.D. (English) was completed at theUniversity of New Mexico.[3] She was the Hallie Ford Chair in Creative Writing atWillamette University. In 2012 Gould completed a residency for Indigenous Writers at theSchool for Advanced ResearchinSanta Fe, New Mexico.[4] She was also a musician who playedguitar andaccordion.[5] Her lesbian identity has been a prominent theme of her work.
Gould taught at over 13 colleges and universities[6] in the fields of English, Creative Writing, Native American Studies and Women's Studies, and served as the Hallie Ford Chair of Creative Writing atWillamette University.[7] At the time of her death, she was an associate professor inWomen's andEthnic Studies, andNative American Studies at theUniversity of Colorado atColorado Springs.[4] From 2014 to 2016, Gould served as the Poet Laureate of Pike's Peak.[4] She published 8 books.[6] These books range from collections of her own poetry, chapbooks, art books and anthologies of essays.[6] Her poetry has been published in over 60 journals, reviews and anthologies.[4]Gould was the recipient of many awards for her literary achievements, including the Ford Dissertation Fellowship, the Astraea Foundation Grant, a "Spirit of the Springs" Award from the City of Colorado Springs, and from Native Literatures: Generations.[4]
Gould's work contains themes of “love, loneliness, longing for connection, family, history, place, and music”.[8] She uses the term "Indigenous Assemblage" to categorize race, sex, and gender, as Gould was mixed-blood and identified as a lesbian.[9] According to Shanna Lewis, Gould'sThe Force of Gratitude features the resurgence of traditional Indigenous identity to explain that her father wasTwo Spirited.[10]
Janice Gould is recognized for her poetry and scholarship and therefore has a long list of awards. A few of her most significant accomplishments are as follows:[20]
