Combining the drama of The God of Animals with the powerful realism of Chosen by a Horse, award-winning poet Jana Harris tells the inspiring story of her twenty-four-year relationship with a troubled but beautiful, blood-red feral mare who, in spite of her difficult past, has a talent for healing and helping every human and other being she comes into contact with.
 
 When True Colors arrived at Harris’ farm, she was in dire shape. She had survived a range fire that had scarred her head, ears, and lungs, and she was terrified of most people, especially men. True Colors sensed demons hiding in everything from the scent of fabric softener to a gate in a fence, and her will to escape was enormous. In Horses Never Lie About Love, Harris lyrically recounts how this wounded, implacable beast nevertheless held a magical influence over the other horses of the ranch and how she eased uncannily into the role of mother after having a foal. In time she became the heart of the ranch—now thirty-three years old, she is a matriarchal presence without whom the other horses cannot sleep at night, and whose quiet wisdom transmits strength of character that transcends the thin line between animals and the humans they love.

“A beautiful, low-key reading—vocal drama is not needed to underscore this amazing true story.”
       —Gail Cooke, All Things Good and More

“Essential for anyone considering becoming a horse breeder, this title details all the joys and sorrows of breeding horses.”
       —Library Journal

A teacher of creative writing at the University of Washington, JANA HARRIS is also the editor and founder of Switched-on Gutenberg (www.switched-ongutenberg.org), one of the first electronic poetry journals of the English-speaking world, and she worked for six years as director of Writers in Performance at the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York. Recently she has been writer-in-residence at the University of Wyoming, St. Catherine’s College, and Washington State University.