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Metadata
  • Title: Example Poem
  • Publisher: Publication here
  • Editor of publication: Publication editor here
  • Place of publication: Publication place here
  • Date of publication: Publication place here

  • About the Digital Edition

    • Contributors: Person 1 and Person 2
    • Edited by: Person 1 and Person 2

Example Poem and Indentation

For instructions on how this digital edition template uses Markdown, Jekyll layouts, and CSS to format poetry, refer to the Poetry formatting in Markdown section of our documentation.

Sample poetry excerpt from “Songs for the People” by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

  • Let me make the songs for the people,
  • Songs for the old and young;
  • Songs to stir like a battle-cry
  • Wherever they are sung.
  • Not for the clashing of sabres,
  • {.indent-2} For carnage nor for strife;
  • But songs to thrill the hearts of men
  • {.indent-2} With more abundant life.

Comparison of indent sizes

This template uses custom Markdown-friendly CSS classes that are numbered 1-10, with 1 being the smallest indent, and 10 being the largest. For more information, see Poetry formatting in Markdown in our documentation.

Here is a comparison of the 10 different indent sizes:

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  • This line uses {:.indent-1}.
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  • This line uses {:.indent-2}.
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  • This line uses {:.indent-3}.
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  • This line uses {:.indent-4}.
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  • This line uses {:.indent-5}.
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  • This line uses {:.indent-6}.
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  • This line uses {:.indent-7}.
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  • This line uses {:.indent-8}.
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  • This line uses {:.indent-9}.
  • This line is not indented.
  • This line uses {:.indent-10}.