The Complete Poetry of James Hearst

Title First Line Theme(s) Original Citation
Not for Sale "You thought a dollar sign imaged" love, money The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 500.
Of Course It Matters "My neighbor stopped by this morning" misfortune, money The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 501.
On Vacation "Your five days of driving" vacation, alienation The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 501.
The Malicious Spirit of Machines "Right in our own house," machines, breakdown The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 497.
The Supermarket's Secret Machine "Today my wife sent me to the" shopping, uncertainty The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 503.
Threat of Violence "Icicles dripped in the" animals, violence

The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 504.

To Shape Our Decisions "The question is" choice, obligation The Complete Poems of James Hearst. Ed. Scott Cawelti. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2001. 505.