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

| Title | First Line | Original Citation |
|---|---|---|
| The Farmer's Season | "Yeah, spring, I know spring, the vernal season," | America 17 (April 1965) 550. |
| The Quarrel | "The front steps seemed not" | American Press (Summer 1965). |
| The Storm | "A storm struck down the old willow" | Colorado Quarterly 14 (Summer 1965) 26. |
| Undertow | "The bay of morning shines through" | Seven 3 (Fall 1965) 14. |
| Wilderness Ways | "The rabbit knows why the hawk is there" | Commonweal (26 Mar. 1965) 13. |
| Conservative | "The wilderness sleeps in seed and furrow" | Today 21 (Jan. 1966) 13. |
| Day's Routine | "A day of simple duties" | Today 21(Jan. 1966) 13. |
| Elegy | "Listen, my friend, shuttered in" | Today (21 Jan. 1966) 13. |
| Line Between Seasons | "The rollicking whinny of the wind" | Quartet 2 (Fall 1966) 28. |
| Metamorphosis | "I starved for the honey you" | Wormwood Review 6 (1966) 28. |