Follow the Fall [illustrations by Artur Marokvia] (juvenilia) 1961

Halfway (poetry) 1961

Mittens in May [illustrations by Elliott Gilbert] (juvenilia) 1962

Eggs of Things [with Anne Sexton; illustrations by Leonard Shortall] (juvenilia) 1963

More Eggs of Things [with Anne Sexton; illustrations by Leonard Shortall] (juvenilia) 1964

The Privilege (poetry) 1965

Through Dooms of Love (novel) 1965

The Passions of Uxport (novel) 1968

The Wonderful Babies of 1809 and Other Years [illustrations by Carl Rose] (juvenilia) 1968

The Nightmare Factory (poetry) 1970

The Abduction (novel) 1971

Joey and the Birthday Present [with Anne Sexton; illustrations by Evaline Ness] (juvenilia) 1971

Up Country: Poems of New England (poetry) 1972

The Designated Heir (novel) 1974

House, Bridge, Fountain, Gate (poetry) 1975

The Wizard's Tears [with Anne Sexton; illustrations by Evaline Ness] (juvenilia) 1975

The Retrieval System (poetry) 1978

To Make a Prairie: Essays on Poets, Poetry, and Country Living (essays) 1979

Our Ground Time Here Will Be Brief (poetry) 1982

Why Can't We Live Together Like Civilized Human Beings? (short stories) 1982

The Long Approach (poetry) 1985

In Deep: Country Essays (essays) 1987

Nurture (poetry) 1989

Looking for Luck (poetry) 1992

Women, Animals, and Vegetables (essays and short stories) 1994

Connecting the Dots (poetry) 1996

Selected Poems, 1960-1990 (poetry) 1997

Quit Monks or Die! (novel) 1999

Always Beginning: Essays on a Life in Poetry (essays, speeches, and interviews) 2000

Inside the Halo and Beyond: The Anatomy of a Recovery (memoirs) 2000

The Long Marriage (poetry) 2001