The Clam Theater (1973) - A collection of prose poems exploring surreal scenarios involving everyday objects and animals that take on human characteristics.

The Reason Why the Closet-Man Is Never Sad (1977) - Prose poems featuring recurring characters like the closet-man and the ape-man in absurdist domestic situations.

The Tunnel: Selected Poems (1994) - A compilation of previously published works spanning multiple decades of Edson's prose poetry.

The Tormented Mirror (2001) - Short prose pieces examining family relationships and household objects through darkly humorous and fantastical scenarios.

The Rooster's Wife (2005) - A collection focusing on marriage, family dynamics, and domestic life through surrealist prose poems.

See Jack (2009) - Prose poems dealing with themes of identity and transformation through absurdist narratives and dream-like sequences.

The Building of the Wing (1984) - Short prose works exploring themes of flight, transformation, and the boundaries between humans and machines.

What a Man Can See (1969) - Early collection establishing Edson's signature style of mixing everyday scenarios with surreal and often dark elements.

Childhood of an Equestrian (1973) - Prose poems examining childhood memories and experiences through distorted, dream-like perspectives.

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