The poems comprise the largest group of the literary manuscripts of published and unpublished work of J.G.F. The following catalog of the poems is an alphabetical listing by title, or if no title, by first line. It includes in addition to the single, or individual poems, those that appear in three loose-leaf collections, nine notebooks, and on microfilm. In a few cases (18) the microfilm copy of a poem is the only copy in the collection. Many cross references have been made, and notes added to the entries. The catalog serves as an index to the poems in Box 1 - 39, and on Film 474, Reels 1-5.

Miscellany includes title pages, half title рages, contents of projected collections, unidentified pages of poems, and prose notes on poems.