Poetry
All of James Hearst's poetry works are included in this list.
| Title | First Line | Original Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Stunted Root | "A season without rain, he saw the stalks" | Kansas Quarterly 3 (Summer 1971) 83. |
| The Farmer's Bride | "Dry weeds wait for snow," | Commonweal (22 Oct. 1971) 85. |
| The Gardener | "When in the sun and armed with shears" | English Journal 60 (Nov 1971) 1079. |
| The Hard Sell | "The spangles in his talk glitter" | The Denver Post Roundup (26 Sept 1971) 20. |
| The Morning Paper | "The morning paper told" | Catalyst (October 1971) 17. |
| The Problem Comes | "With the new schedule" | Kansas Quarterly 3 (Summer 1971) 85. |
| The Promise Seems True | "Snow wastes away, icicles rot," | Antigonish Review 2 (Summer 1971) 76. |
| Thought of Bluebells | "Along the banks" | Wascana Review 6 (1971) 15. |
| Undone by Frost | "While once again you must accept" | English Journal 60 (Dec. 1971) 1242. |
| Vacation Cottage | "Dandelion clumps flourish" | Poet Lore 66 (Summer 1971) 191. |
| Weltschmerz | "Saturday, late November sunshine" | Iowa State Liquor Store 2 (Winter 1970) 60. |
| A Curious Critter | "Man is both good and kind" | Aspen Times (27 April 1972). |
| A Field You Cannot Own | "You thought there was a For Sale sign" | Wormwood Review 12 (Oct 1972) 42. |
| A Winter Review | "The farm wraps itself for winter" | The Wormwood Review 12 (Oct. 1972) 43. |
| An Older Language | "Riding up on a southwest wind" | Amanuensis 1 (Winter 1972) 13. |
| At Least One Step | "It was a night to stay inside," | Sunday Oregonian 23 April 1972) 8. |
| Cloud over the Sun | "It's a surprise to find you" | Chicago Tribune Magazine (1 Oct. 1972) 17. |
| Cock Pheasant | "The pool of morning lay cool" | Crazy Horse 10 (March 1972) 13. |
| Come Back, Come Back | "You emptied the house" | Windless Orchard II (Autumn 1972) 38. |
| Con Man | "The gifts I buy and offer you, my dear," | Wormwood Review 12 (Oct. 1972) 42. |
| Dirge for an old Wound | "Any root worth its salt" | Lamp in the Spine 4 (Spring 1972) 73. |
| Discord | "After the accident" | Voyages to the Inland Sea, II: Essays and Poems by Felix Pollak, James Hearst, John Woods. 1972. 50. |
| Forecast | "I hang a chart for prophecy" | New York Times (2 Aug. 1972) 36 col. 4. |
| Important Question | "I didn't come here" | Voyages to the Inland Sea II 51. |
| Late For The News | "Last week you said" | Voyages to the Inland Sea, II, p47 |