Poetry
- Moments of Light. Montgomery, AL: New South Company, 1980.
- I Am One of You Forever. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1987.
- The Fred Chappell Reader. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 1987.
- Spring Garden. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1995.
- Family Gathering. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 2000.
- Dagon (Voices of the South). Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 2002.
- Backass. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 2004.
- It Is Time, Lord (Voices of the South). Baton Rouge, LA: Boson Books, 2006.
- Ancestors and Others. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 2009.
- Shadow Box. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 2009.
- Brighten the Corner Where You Are. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2013.
- Farewell, I’m Bound to Leave You. London, England: Picador, 2013.
- Familiars. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 2014.
- As If It Were: Poems. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 2019.
FICTION
- A Shadow All of Light. New York, NY: Tor Books, 2016.