Barbara Joy Goodison was the eldest of nine siblings, born in Malvern, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, to Doris (née Harvey) and Vivian M.
[5] In 1953, Goodison began her career at The Gleaner newspaper, working as a reporter,[6] and writing for the paper's social pages under the pseudonym "Kitty Kingston".
[8] On 23 April 1960, Goodison married chemist and food technologist Ancile Gloudon, a native of Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Greta and Henry Fowler had founded Jamaica's Little Theatre Movement (LTM) and they invited Gloudon to write a script for the annual pantomime production.
Marking that year's Moon landing, Gloudon wrote Moonshine Anancy, a turning point for LTM's Jamaican-led works.
[4] [12] In addition to her broadcasting and writing, Gloudon travelled regionally discussing Caribbean themes, and specifically focused on the cultural and socio-economic concerns of women.
[19] Gloudon was inducted into the Jamaican Press Association Hall of Fame in 2013, continuing to write as a journalist for The Jamaica Observer in addition to her role at the LTM.