Poetry
All of James Hearst's poetry works are included in this list.
| Title | First Line | Original Citation |
|---|---|---|
| What Time Is It Anyway? | "You can't win 'em all," | Focus 15.95 (1984) 20. |
| Not the Day to Listen | "This nifty gent with a spry tongue" | |
| The Hurt of Pleasure | "Once a week she comes to share" | |
| Winter Reverie | "Winter grips the farm" | |
| A Show of Compassion | "The man at her table frowned" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 26. |
| A Wise Man is No Fool | "Back in the days of kiss-and-tell," | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 17. |
| Benchmark of Plunder | "We needed an onion, the row" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 25. |
| Best Not to Hope for Miracles | "He had heard that water" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 41. |
| Better a Bonfire | "Hitch up the mule," | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 29. |
| Choreman | "I am a born choreman" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 44. |
| Dulled Appetite | "Your letter today" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 50. |
| Echoes of Memory | "A birthday card from you today" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 23. |
| Expression of a Homeplace | "If I close one eye" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 35. |
| Fear of Play for Keeps | "It's just for the program," | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 27. |
| Flowers Would Be Better | "My wife calls me to see her garden." | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 34. |
| Goodbye, Mrs. O'Flynn | "I am not carrying on with Mrs. O'Flynn" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 55. |
| Memorial Day 1982 | "Henry Jensen sits in the sun" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 32. |
| Mind-Boggled | "His mind bent with the weight" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 39. |
| Moving Day | "I have moved from one house" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 38. |
| No Argument | "My gosh, she said, you two" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 43. |
| Not to Give In | ""I wouldn't take a horse" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 48. |
| One Is Never Sure | "The decision faced me with questions" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 33. |
| One Thing Leads to Another | "A flock of geese and a basket" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 14. |
| Random Thoughts | "Our plan of life together" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 56. |
| Ruffle the Pages | "An oak tree spread shade," | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 52. |