Poetry
All of James Hearst's poetry works are included in this list.
| Title | First Line | Original Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Sense of Order | "On the farm we had no tunnels" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 53. |
| Take the Best Offer | "Don't ask me which job to take," | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 36. |
| The Comfort of a Friend | "We have wandered as we wished" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 47. |
| The Provincial | "The Frenchman asked," | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 54. |
| There is a Line Drawn | "A buyer of discards" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 51. |
| 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. |
| 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. |