She Had Some Horses (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Joy Foster
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Work: Poem
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Tradition, Racism, Nature, Alienation, Native Americans or American Indians, Fear, Women’s issues, Oppression, Multiculturalism, Horses
“She Had Some Horses,” Harjo's most frequently anthologized work, is the title poem from the 1983 collection of the same name. In it, she achieves a beautiful, chantlike quality by repeating the three words “She had horses” at the beginning of each line. She also uses the phrase “she had some horses” as a one-line refrain following each stanza. These poetic techniques not only unify the poem but also add emotional impact to its theme, a celebration of human nature in all of its aspects. The many characteristics attributed to the horses represent the many complicated facets...
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