Nelly Sachs' published works as cited by An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers.[1]

• Legenden und Erzählungen [Legends and Tales], 1921.
• Fahrt ins Staublose: Die Gedichte der Nelly Sachs 1 [Journey into the Dustless Realm: The Poetry of Nelly Sachs, 1], 1961.
• Suche nach Lebenden: Die Gedichte der Nelly Sachs 2 [Search for the Living: The Poetry of Nelly Sachs, 2], 1971.

Letters:

• Briefe der Nelly Sachs [Letters of Nelly Sachs] ed. Ruth Dinesen and Helmut Müssener, 1984.

Translations:

• O the Chimneys: Selected Poems, Including the Verse Play, Eli, tr. Michael Hamburger et al., 1967.
• The Seeker and Other Poems. tr. Ruth Mead, Matthew Mead, and Michael Hamburger, 1970.
• Contemporary German Poetry, selections, ed. and tr. Gertrude C. Schwebell, 1964.
• Glowing Enigmas, tr. Michael Hamburger, 2013.