Janice Gould
Janice M. Gould | |
---|---|
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]
Biography
Gould was born on April 1, 1949, in
Career
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 at Willamette University.[7] At the time of her death, she was an associate professor in Women's and Ethnic Studies, and Native American Studies at the University of Colorado at Colorado 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]
Themes
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's The Force of Gratitude features the resurgence of traditional Indigenous identity to explain that her father was Two Spirited.[10]
Selected bibliography
Select articles
- American Indian Women's Poetry: Strategies of Rage and Hope[11]
- What Happened to My Anger?[12]
- Lesbian Landscape[13]
Selected books
- Seed (2019)[14]
- The Force of Gratitude (2017)[15]
- Doubters and Dreamers (2011)[16]
- Speak to Me Words: Essays on Contemporary Indigenous Poetry (2003, editor with Dean Rader)[17][18]
- Earthquake Weather (1996)[19]
- Beneath My Heart (1990)
- Alphabet (1996)
Grants and scholarhips
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]
- Native Writer-in-Residence, School for Advanced Research, Santa Fe, Winter 2012.[21]
- Native Literature Generations Award, 2011.
- Association of Research Libraries Diversity Scholars Fellowship, 2007.[22]
- Knowledge River Scholar, University of Arizona, 2006-2008.
- National Museum of the American Indian Internship, 2007.[23]
- Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, 1994-95.[24]
- ASTREA Foundation Award for poetry, 1992.[25]
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) literary fellowship, 1989.[26]
References
- ^ a b c d Gould, Janice (n.d.). "Janice Gould Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
- ^ "Dr. Janice Gould - 2014-2016 Poet Laureate". Pikes Peak Poet Laureate Project. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d Gould, Janice (n.d.). "Janice Gould Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
- ^ a b c d e "Colorado Poets Center : Janice Gould". coloradopoetscenter.org. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "Colorado Poets Center : Janice Gould". Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ^ a b c Gould, Janice (n.d.). "Janice Gould Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
- ^ "Janice Gould, Ph.D. | Women's & Ethnic Studies". www.uccs.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ "TBL Q&A Series: Janice Gould". Tethered By Letters. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ISBN 9781452943275. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Lewis, Shanna (14 September 2017). "Colorado Springs Poet Explores Life's Landscape Of Longing And Belonging". Colorado Public Radio.
- ^ American Indian Women's Poetry: Strategies of Rage and Hope
- ^ What Happened to My Anger?
- ^ Lesbian Landscape
- ^ Seed (2019)
- ^ The Force of Gratitude (2017)
- ^ Doubters and Dreamers (2011)
- S2CID 163436624.
- ^ Roppolo, Kimberley (2004). "Book Review: Speak to Me Words: Essays on Contemporary American Indian Poetry". Digital Commons: University of Nebraska.
- ^ Earthquake Weather (1996)
- ^ Gould, Janice (n.d.). "Janice Gould Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
- ^ Native Writer-in-Residence, School for Advanced Research
- ^ Association of Research Libraries Diversity Scholars Fellowship
- ^ National Museum of the American Indian Internship
- ^ Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
- ^ ASTREA Foundation Award for poetry
- ^ National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) literary fellowship
External links
- Official Janice Gould site
- Colorado Report, blog by Janice Gould