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

| Title | First Line | Original Citation | 
|---|---|---|
| Day's Facts | "There came a morning when" | Prairie Schooner 44 (Spring 1970) 43.  | 
              
| Deaf Ear | "You said you would come and" | Chicago Tribune Magazine (29 March 1970) 11. | 
| Discarded | "I tried to open a drawer in" | Iowa State Liquor Store 2 (Winter 1970) 22.  | 
              
| Don't Ask the Professor | "Don't bring anymore naked questions" | The Back Door 1 (1970) 39.  | 
              
| Frustrations | "Thoughts run like mice" | Virginia Quarterly Review 46 (Autumn 1970) 594.  | 
              
| Moment Like Love | "To see the shine, the glimmer of light," | Meanjin Quarterly 29 (Feb 1970) 189. | 
| News of Your Coming | "broke open the day like a flower" | Harper's Bazaar (June 1970) 37. | 
| Resort to Calm | "No protest, just the door's soft sigh," | Prairie Schooner 44 (Spring 1970) 42.  | 
              
| Routine Keeps Me | "I make water in the morning" | KPFA Folio 1 (Feb. 1970) 33.  | 
              
| Sap's Rise | "The creek retreats from flood rage" | see "The Face of Things"  |