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

| Title | First Line | Original Citation | 
|---|---|---|
| This Is How They Do It | ""I own this farm," Henry Jensen" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 24.  | 
              
| Wealth of News | "A mile of main road and" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 45. | 
| What They Said | "Wait, they said, this is not the time." | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 13. | 
| Where Did They Go? | "Where did they go, the maple grove," | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 46. | 
| Where We Live | "We stole time to walk together" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 57. | 
| While Meadowlarks Sang | "It began with the first eggs" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 30. | 
| Who Cares for History? | "They tore down the old Saylor house," | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 15. | 
| Without Your Good Morning | "Perhaps I miss you more than I should," | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 49. | 
| Year after Year | "By ones, twos and in groups" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 16. | 
| A Small Victory | "Cold, the snow squeaked underfoot," | The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 502. |