She Had Some Horses

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She Had Some Horses

poetry by Harjo

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Joy Harjo
Poetry, tenure as U.S. poet laureate, and other writing
In her third collection, She Had Some Horses (1983), she wove prayer chants and animal imagery into her verse. The title poem, considered a feminist masterpiece, frequently appears in anthologies. Its use of repetition creates an incantatory effect and conveys the many contradictions that embody womanhood:
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In her third collection, She Had Some Horses (1983), she wove prayer chants and animal imagery into her verse. The title poem, considered a feminist masterpiece, frequently appears in anthologies. Its use of repetition creates an incantatory effect and conveys the many contradictions that embody womanhood:
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