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

| Title | First Line | Original Citation | 
|---|---|---|
| Out of Bounds | "Black asphalt abides between unbroken curbs of cement," | Wormwood Review 6 (1966) 28. | 
| Potencies | "Earth, sun-plowed, rain-swept, trembles " | Commonweal (17 June 1966) 368.  | 
              
| Retired | "He sulks in his garden," | Hika 29 (Fall 1966) 5. | 
| The Meeting | "This is the curb where" | Motive 26 (January 1966) 38.  | 
              
| Tornado | "The cornfield felt a need to write" | Etc. A Review of General Semantics 23 (Dec. 1966) 436. | 
| What Shall We Do? | "It is really a small matter," | South Dakota Review 4 (Spring 1966) 88.  | 
              
| Winter Mood | "Warm in mackinaw and boots I read" | America (19 Feb. 1966) 262.  | 
              
| Words of a Season | "Bundled in scarfs the kids ride their bikes" | Epoch 15 (Winter 1966) 132.  | 
              
| Before Frost | "Now summer's golden bell is mute" | A Single Focus. Iowa City: Prairie Press. 1967. 35.  | 
              
| Bowed Strength | "The winter sun had set" | A Single Focus. Iowa City: Prairie Press. 1967. 64.  |