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

| Title | First Line | Original Citation | 
|---|---|---|
| Fallen Sign | "There comes a time when" | Anglo-American Studies 3.2 (1983) 251-2. | 
| Man with a Shovel | "The man with a shovel on his shoulder" | Anglo-American Studies 3.2 (November 1983) 253. | 
| Moments of Being Away | "Today I walked through the house" | Chariton Review 9.1 (April 1983) 16. | 
| So Much Change | "Remember how the book would not" | Anglo-American Studies 3.2 (1983) 250-1. | 
| The Shelled Pea News | "To shell peas on a hot" | Commonweal 110.16 (23 Sept. 1983) 403. | 
| There Are Those Who Say This | "I lit the bonfire," | Chariton Review 9.1 (April 1983) 16-7. | 
| Time to Go In | "You poke the fire in the fireplace," | America 149.2 (9-16 July 1983) 22. | 
| Within Limits | "One afternoon in early spring" | Anglo-American Studies 3.2 (1983) 253. | 
| Abandoned Orchard | "These weathered trees" | Poetry Now, vol. 7. no. 2, 1983, pp. 20.  | 
              
| Away with Boards | "The last storm shook" | Kansas Quarterly 16.1/2 (Winter-Spring 1984) 97. |