Poetry
All of James Hearst's poetry works are included in this list.
| Title | First Line | Original Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Of Course It Matters | "My neighbor stopped by this morning" | The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 501. |
| On Vacation | "Your five days of driving" | The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 501. |
| The Malicious Spirit of Machines | "Right in our own house," | The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 497. |
| The Supermarket's Secret Machine | "Today my wife sent me to the" | The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 503. |
| Threat of Violence | "Icicles dripped in the" | The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 504. |
| To Shape Our Decisions | "The question is" | The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 505. |
| [On the road to the farm] | "On the road to the farm" | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 29. |
| [Thank goodness it doesn't bug you often] | "Thank goodness it doesn’t bug you often," | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 33. |
| [The committee debated] | "The committee debated" | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 23. |
| [There was an old cock] | "There was an old cock" | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 34. |
| [There's music in my heart] | "There’s music in my heart," | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 35-6. |
| A Home of Her Own | "I left the evening chores and went to the door and spoke" | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 15. |
| Ape in My Heart | "Lust stinks in my nostrils" | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 21. |
| Book of the Mind | "Chilled and seared by the weather" | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 22. |
| Day with a Bad Taste | "The street gasps with the exhaust" | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 25. |
| Enjoy Your Release | "You better grow the" | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 26. |
| Glorify Our Passage | "It waits on the hill" | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 27. |
| Live with Love | "Early in the morning" | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 28. |
| Pray for Belief | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 30. |
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| Shake in Vain | "Shake in vain the orchard trees" | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 17. |
| Spring Weather | "Just when the grass" | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 31. |
| Survival [2] | "At the mercy of street" | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 32. |
| The Dainty Lily Bell | "She’s liberated, you know," | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 24. |
| The Land Owner | "She moved into the threadbare house" | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 16. |
| Weather Wise | "The wind might be telling a lie" | Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst. Final Thursday Press, 2017. 18. |