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

| Title | First Line | Original Citation | 
|---|---|---|
| And Some Seed Fell | "You think because you own the ground" | The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 493. | 
| Comfort in Small Things | "I saw them, a glanceful," | The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 493. | 
| End of a Landmark | "Power from a copper wire" | The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 494. | 
| Fourth of July | "Early in the morning" | The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 495. | 
| I'm a Christian but . . . | "It gets pretty thick when" | The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 496. | 
| It Might Save Us | "What they had in common" | The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 496. | 
| Need for a Quick Step | "I noticed the cow in heat" | The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 498.  | 
              
| No Answer | "The sun rose up with a fuzzy eye," | The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 499. | 
| Not a Birthday but a Deathday Party | "The indigent days beg me" | The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 499. | 
| Not for Sale | "You thought a dollar sign imaged" | The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 500. |