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

| Title | First Line | Original Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Claim of Two Countries | "My native land finds its map" | New Frontiers 10 (1964-1965) 53. |
| Love's Apostate | "I shoulder my bag, slink through" | New York Herald Tribune 24 (July 1964) 16. |
| Ownership | "Old neighbors of my people" | Discourse: A Review of Liberal Arts 7 (Spring 1964) 148. |
| Reprieve | "I too have gone" | Onward (Sep. 1964) 21. |
| Tasters | "The summer sun made blood like sap" | Midwest Quarterly 5 (Summer 1964) 293. |
| The Balance | "I bathed in the tender welter" | New Frontiers 10 (1964-1965) 52. |
| The Captain Ashore | "I know a man whose twisted wife" | New York Herald Tribune (July 1964). |
| The Return Flight | "Evening spread fingers of shadow" | New York Herald Tribune (Jan 1964). |
| Unearned Gift | "Shut the door" | America (12 Dec. 1964) 775. |
| Wilderness Token | "Wild grapes tied their vines" | New Mexico Quarterly 34 (Spring 1964) 63. |