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Template:Infobox poem

name
{{{subtitle}}}
{{{by_label}}} {{{author}}}
{{{caption}}}
Original title	{{{original_title}}}
Translator	{{{translator}}}
{{{written_label}}}	{{{written}}}
First published in	{{{first}}}
Illustrator	{{{illustrator}}}
Cover artist	{{{cover_artist}}}
Country	{{{country}}}
Language	{{{language}}}
Series	{{{series}}}
Subject(s)	{{{subject}}}
Genre(s)	{{{genre}}}
Form	{{{form}}}
Meter	{{{meter}}}
Rhyme scheme	{{{rhyme}}}
Publisher	{{{publisher}}}
Publication date	{{{publication_date}}}
Published in English	{{{publication_date_en}}}
Media type	{{{media_type}}}
Lines	{{{lines}}}
Pages	{{{pages}}}
Size and weight	{{{size_weight}}}
ISBN	978-1-4133-0454-1
OCLC	{{{oclc}}}
Preceded by	{{{preceded_by}}}
Followed by	{{{followed_by}}}
Full text
[[wikisource:{{{wikisource}}}|{{{wikisource}}}]] at Wikisource

Full syntax

{{Infobox poem
|name                = 
|by_label            =
|image               = 
|image_size          = 
|caption             = 
|subtitle            = 
|author              = 
|original_title      = 
|original_title_lang = 
|translator          = 
|written             = 
|written_label       =
|first               = 
|illustrator         = 
|cover_artist        = 
|country             = 
|language            = 
|series              = 
|subject             = 
|genre               = 
|form                = 
|meter =or|metre = 
|rhyme               = 
|publisher           = 
|publication_date    = 
|publication_date_en =
|media_type          = 
|lines               = 
|pages               = 
|size_weight         = 
|isbn                = 
|oclc                = 
|preceded_by         = 
|followed_by         = 
|wikisource          = 
|orig_lang_code      = 
|native_wikisource   = 
}}

• Wiki links [[]] are fine in any of the Infobox fields.
• Include the HTML comments before and following the template; they help inexperienced editors.
• Please spend some time at the WikiProject Poetry and its talk page to find about standards on presenting names and other data.
• In the "language" field, link to the article that is actually about the language; for example, use [[French language|French]], not [[French]]
• The preceded_by and followed_by fields both apply to poems in a series and to sequels. They should not connect separate poems chronologically.
• Separate multiple values (e.g. two translators) using {{Plainlist}}or{{Flatlist}}

Parameters

name

Poem name, especially if other than the Article name or if using Wikisource link, e.g. "Sequel to Drum-Taps"

by_label

Overwrites "by" in the subheading (e.g. to "Attributed to..." for a work of uncertain or traditional attribution)

image

Image (prefer 1st edition - where permitted). Use the image filename (e.g. Example.png)

image_size

custom size for image (defaults to 220px).

caption

Image caption (should describe the edition used)

subtitle

Subtitle or descriptor, e.g. "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd and other poems"

author

Author(/s)

original_title

Original title, if not in English

original_title_lang

ISO 639-2 language code for original title, e.g. "fr" for French

translator

Translator(s), if original not in English

written

Date or year range written (if different than year of publication)

written_label

Overwrites the term "written" (e.g. to "Composed" for an oral poem). Defaults to "Written" if blank.

first

Book, magazine, etc. in which the poem was first published in, e.g. The New York Times

illustrator

Illustrator who is used consistently throughout the poem (where illustrations are a major feature)

cover_artist

Artist of the cover image

country

Country of original publication

language

Language of original poem (see note below)

series

The name of the series (if any) that the poem is a part of

subject

Subject(/s)

genre

Genre(/s) (only use for fiction)

form

Form, e.g. "Sonnet," "Quatrain," "Ode"

meter or metre

Metre/meter, e.g. iambic pentameter

rhyme

Rhyme scheme, e.g. ABBA CDDC EFFE GG

publisher

Publisher of poem or the work in which it first appears (prefer 1st edition)

publication_date

Date published (1st edition). Use {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}, trimmed as needed.

publication_date_en

1st publication of English edition, if not originally in English

media_type

Media type, e.g. paperback, hardback, print

lines

Number of lines in the poem (prefer 1st edition)

pages

Number of pages (prefer 1st edition)

size_weight

Size and weight

isbn

{{ISBN|}}

oclc

{{OCLC|}}

preceded_by

Title of prior poem in series

followed_by

Title of subsequent poem in series

wikisource

Title of work as hosted at English Wikisource (if in the public domain)

Example

Invictus
byWilliam Ernest Henley
A portrait of William Ernest Henley by Leslie Ward published in Vanity Fair 26 November 1892
Written	1875
First published in	Book of Verses
Country	England
Language	English
Subject(s)	self-discipline, suffering
Form	Lyric poetry
Publication date	1988
Media type	Print
Lines	16
Full text
InvictusatWikisource

{{Infobox poem{{\sandbox}}
|name                = Invictus
|image               = William Ernest Henley Vanity Fair 1892-11-26.jpg
|image_size          = 
|caption             = Portrait of William Ernest Henley by [[Leslie Ward]] published in ''Vanity Fair'', 26 November 1892

|subtitle            = 
|author              = [[William Ernest Henley]]                                  
|original_title      = 
|original_title_lang = 
|translator          = 
|written             = 1875
|first               = ''Book of Verses''
|illustrator         = 
|cover_artist        = 
|country             = England
|language            = English
|series              = 
|subject             = 
|genre               = 
|form                = [[Lyric poetry]]
|meter               = 
|rhyme               = 
|publisher           = 
|publication_date    = 1988
|media_type          = Print
|lines               =16|pages               = 
|size_weight         = 
|isbn                = 
|oclc                = 
|preceded_by         = 
|followed_by         =
|wikisource          = Invictus
}}

TemplateData

Microformat

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

• attendee

contact

description

dtend

dtstart

location

organiser

summary

url

vevent

Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

CoinS

This template produces COinS metadata; see COinS in Wikipedia for background information.