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

| Title | First Line | Original Citation | 
|---|---|---|
| What Time Is It Anyway? | "You can't win 'em all," | Focus 15.95 (1984) 20. | 
| Not the Day to Listen | "This nifty gent with a spry tongue" | |
| The Hurt of Pleasure | "Once a week she comes to share" | |
| Winter Reverie | "Winter grips the farm" | |
| A Show of Compassion | "The man at her table frowned" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 26. | 
| A Wise Man is No Fool | "Back in the days of kiss-and-tell," | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 17. | 
| Benchmark of Plunder | "We needed an onion, the row" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 25. | 
| Best Not to Hope for Miracles | "He had heard that water" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 41. | 
| Better a Bonfire | "Hitch up the mule," | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 29. | 
| Choreman | "I am a born choreman" | A Country Man. Cumberland, IA: Pterodactyl Press. 1993. 44. |