{"product_id":"this-music-record-of-a-poet-becoming-paperback","title":"This Music: Record of a Poet Becoming - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanice Gould\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Elise Foerster\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDeborah A. Miranda\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Music\u003c\/i\u003e is the final, intimate work of celebrated Koyoonk'auwi (Concow) poet and essayist Janice Gould, completed posthumously by a collective of close friends and literary scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through lyrical prose poems and personal photographs, this memoir traces Gould's life as a queer\/Two-Spirit California Native coming of age in the late 1960s, navigating family, identity, activism, and art. With reflections on her mixed-blood heritage, her experiences in lesbian feminist circles, and her journey as a poet and musician, Gould's voice resonates with clarity, tenderness, and fierce honesty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book opens with a foreword by Joy Harjo and an introduction from the editorial collective, including an essay by Gould's spouse, Marie-Elise Wheatwind, framing the memoir as both a literary achievement and a loving tribute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Music\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital contribution to Indigenous and LGBTQ+ literatures, offering readers a rare and powerful account of gender, sexuality, and Native identity in mid-century and contemporary America. As the one hundredth volume in the Sun Tracks series, this work honors Gould's legacy while expanding the canon of poetic memoir. Ideal for readers of poetry, memoir, and Indigenous literature, this book will resonate deeply with scholars, students, and anyone drawn to stories of resilience, creativity, and the enduring power of memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanice Gould was Koyoonk'auwi (Concow). She published four books of poetry and has been anthologized widely. Her scholarly work includes personal essays and an edited book on contemporary American Indian poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer Elise Foerster, author of three books of poetry, teaches at the Rainier Writing Workshop and the Institute of American Indian Arts. A Mvskoke citizen, she lives in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah A. Miranda (Ohlone-Costanoan Esselen Nation\/Santa Ynez Chumash ancestry), author of \u003ci\u003eBad Indians: A Tribal Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e and four poetry collections, is currently finishing an essay collection about the Rumsen elder Isabel Meadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKim Shuck is the seventh poet laureate emerita of San Francisco and a visual artist. She is solo author of nine books and chapbooks and is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Her most recent book is \u003ci\u003ePick a Garnet to Sleep In\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa Tatonetti is a Coffman University Distinguished Teaching Scholar at Kansas State University and co-founder of the Kansas Land Treaties Project. Her most recent book is \u003ci\u003eWritten by the Body: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGender Expansiveness and Indigenous Non-cis Masculinities\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarie-Elise Wheatwind has published poetry, interviews, articles, and flash prose in journals, magazines, and periodicals. She has been awarded a PEN Syndicated Fiction prize and Oregon Literary Arts Fiction Fellowship. She lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 358\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67972667015475,"sku":"9780816556441","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/qRb2knMPuW9780816556441.webp?v=1794430578","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/this-music-record-of-a-poet-becoming-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}