Poetry
All of James Hearst's poetry works are included in this list.
| Title | First Line | Original Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Good Friday | "My neighbor plants potatoes on Good Friday" | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 11. |
| Guarding the Fire | "The wind throws snow at the window" | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 34. |
| Homesickness | "Marie Summers took a course in Commercial" | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 28. |
| How Many Shadows Has a Man | "The dog looked into the water" | Country Men (1943) 59. |
| Logician | "Pete Everson was called four-eyed Pete" | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 27. |
| Snake in the Strawberries | "This lovely girl dressed in lambswool thoughts" | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 30. |
| Spring Barnyard | "Pigeons circle the wet glossy mud" | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 37. |
| Stolid Farmer to His Son | "Choose your wife for straight legs and an honest tongue." | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 33. |
| Stranger | "Following his father's footsteps" | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 26. |
| The Army | "The pavements of the mind" | Country Men (1943) 62. |