[[Joy Harjo]] belongs in the canon of great American poets, not just for her reinvigoration of Native voices, but simply because her own voice is so achingly evocative. A slim book, but powerful in its brevity. These are ones to savor one at a time over several days, and to reread many times over. These are not the typical modern verses, obscured to the point of unintelligibility. Rather, each stanza, each line, drips in layers of meaning and cut to the quick of the human condition, regardless of cultural connections, though those add another much deeper layer.

Highly Recommended!!!!!
4 1/2 bones!!!!! ( )

The title poem is more than worth the purchase of this book. This was a gift from Stephanie. Thank you for the memories. ( )

Glad to have read it entirely; found a few pieces to love besides the ones I already knew. ( )

Captivating poetry. ( )

The title poem 'She Had Some Horses' reinvents and updates the 'Navajo War God's Horse Chant' placing it in an urban and contemporary setting but drawing on the boast tradition with its parallel structures and syntax. Each time I use this poem in a workshop the students find different and new things in it, so a multi-layered poem in a multi-layered book by a real poet. ( )