She Had Some Horses

by Joy Harjo

Overview

A new edition of the beloved volume by Joy Harjo, one of our foremost Native American poets.

First published in 1983 and now considered a classic, She Had Some Horses is a powerful exploration of womanhood's most intimate moments. Joy Harjo's poems speak of women's despair, of their imprisonment and ruin at the hands of men and society, but also of their awakenings, power, and love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393334210
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	12/17/2008
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	479,205
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Joy Harjo is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She is the author of nine poetry collections and two memoirs, most recently Poet Warrior. The recipient of the 2023 Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2023 Bollingen Prize for American Poetry, and the 2017 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, she lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Editorial Reviews

She Had Some Horses is a literary event of importance. The poetry here is of mythic and timeless character, native and lyrical in its expression, profound in its reflection of a worldview that is at once precise and comprehensive. There is much of the oral tradition here, much that is worthy of our closest attention and deepest respect.”

N. Scott Momaday