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

| Title | First Line | Original Citation |
|---|---|---|
| The Cure | "The bush at the corner of the house" | Sandlapper (Oct. 1977) 16. |
| The Enemy | "The girl who now switches" | Westerly Review 2 (1977). |
| The Road | "It opened the way" | The Mainstreeter (Summer 1977) 40. |
| The Way It Is | "Prepare the ground, I told her," | Great Lakes Review 4 (Summer 1977) 64. |
| The Will to Possess | "Shoemaker had some Bokhara seed to sell," | Chowder Review (May 1977) 25. |
| There Must Be Somewhere to Go | "Wait for me, wait for me," | North Country (Spring 1977) 21. |
| Ute Cemetery | "Gravestones lean every which way," | Westerly Review, 2.1 (1977). |
| Vacation in Colorado | "The street's hullabaloo tramps" | Great Lakes Review 4 (Summer 1977) 66. |
| Whatever Happened | "When I was young I discovered" | Great Lakes Review 4 (Summer 1977) 68. |
| Who? Who? | "Do you ever stop to wonder—" | Great Lakes Review 4 (Summer 1977) 64. |