Home › Native American › She Had Some Horses
  • She Had Some Horses by Joy Harjo book cover
  • She Had Some Horses by Joy Harjo book cover
1 2

She Had Some Horses

by Joy Harjo

Poems of constraint, awakening, and love

$17.89 USD
$29.82 USD $17.89 USD
Save 40%

Paperback New

Delivery to your door
In stock·Dispatches in 1–2 business days
Standard shipping* from $4.35
Standard shipping transit* 5–8 business days after dispatch

Faster options are available.

Rates and delivery estimates depend on your destination and item quantity. Estimates are informational only; the final shipping method and rate are selected at checkout.
Secure checkout
American Express Apple Pay DiscoverGoogle Pay Mastercard PayPalVisa
30-day eligible returns Returns & refunds policy

AlbakiReads Editorial

Poems of constraint, awakening, and love

First published in 1983, Joy Harjo’s collection brings together poems concerned with women’s lives and intimate experience. The description places social and personal forms of constraint alongside awakening, power, and love, giving the book a clear thematic movement across vulnerability and agency. Its Native American poetry classification offers further context for browsing, while the collection’s stated concerns center on womanhood and the pressures women face from men and society.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers seeking poetry centered on women’s lives and intimate experience
  • Readers interested in poems addressing social constraint, personal power, and love

Themes

WomanhoodConstraint and oppressionAwakening and powerLove

Based on publisher information and book metadata.

Book overview

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.
Shipping & returnsShipping options, delivery timing, and our return policy.

In-stock items normally dispatch within 1–2 business days. The ZIP-code estimator on this page is informational only; the final shipping method, price, and availability are confirmed at checkout for your full order.

For the initial delivery estimate we use these transit windows after dispatch: Standard 5–8 business days, Expedited 2–4 business days, and Priority 1–2 business days. Holiday delays are not included.

Eligible items can be returned within 30 days in accordance with our return policy.

Customer reviews

You may also like

View all