Janice Gould
Janice M. Gould | |
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| Born | April 1, 1949 |
| 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, Earthquake Weather and co-editor with Dean Rader of Speak to Me Words: Essays on Contemporary American Indian Poetry. Her book Doubters and Dreamers (2011) was a finalist for the Colorado Book Award and the Binghamton University Milt Kessler Poetry Book Award.
Gould's poetic efforts were recognized by the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice in 1992.