Poetry
All of James Hearst's poetry works are included in this list.

| Title | First Line | Original Citation | 
|---|---|---|
| Birthplace | "This is the heart of the farm where I was born," | Limited View. Denver: Allan Swallow. 1962. 42.  | 
              
| Change toward Certainty | "The afternoon closed it until it seemed" | Limited View. Iowa City: The Prairie Press. 1962. 20.  | 
              
| His Daily Pack | "Come here and let me tell you about this man" | Limited View. Muscatine, IA: The Prairie Press. 15.  | 
              
| Landmark | "The road wound back among the hills of mind" | Poetry 100 (Sept. 1962) 367.  | 
              
| Limited View | "The clutter and ruck of the stubble publish the time" | Poetry 100 (Sept. 1962) 368.  | 
              
| Mexico (San Miguel de Allende) | "Fresh from the slow hills of Iowa" | Ladies Home Journal (May 1962) 32.  | 
              
| Need for Grass | "Yes, there it was," | Limited View. Denver: Allan Swallow. 1962. 23.  | 
              
| Need of Solid Ground | "He hadn't offended God nor failed His Word" | Limited View. Denver: Allan Swallow. 1962. 18.  | 
              
| Spring Lament | "The season has sounded its call to the farm's sleepy ears," | Limited View. Denver: Allan Swallow. 1962. 17.  | 
              
| The Red Flower | "The day sagged under heavy wind" | Limited View. Denver: Allan Swallow. 1962. 26.  |