Janice M. Gould | |
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Born | |
Died | June 28, 2019 | (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 in Library Science, University of Arizona |
Occupation(s) | Writer, poet, scholar, musician |
Employer | University of Colorado at Colorado 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 of Beneath My Heart,[1] Earthquake Weather[1] and co-editor with Dean Rader of Speak to Me Words: Essays on Contemporary American Indian Poetry.[1] Her book Doubters 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]