Author(s) of the poem (should be link to their respective article if available).
String
suggested
Date of publication
publication_date
Date published (1st edition)
Example
21 December 1787, or 1787
Date
suggested
Image
image
Image (prefer 1st edition where permitted). Use the image filename
Example
Example.png
String
optional
Image caption
caption
Caption of the image used (description)
Example
Print copy of the first edition of [poem]
Content
optional
Image size
image_sizeimagesize
Custom size for image
Default
220px
String
optional
Publisher
publisher
Publisher of poem or the work in which it first appears (prefer 1st edition)
String
optional
Subtitle
subtitle
Subtitle or long title of the poem
String
optional
Country
country
Country of (original) publication
Example
England
Unknown
optional
Number of pages
pagespg
Number of pages (prefer 1st edition)
Number
optional
Series
series
The name of the series (if any) that the poem is a part of
String
optional
OCLC
oclc
no description
Unknown
optional
imagesize
imagesize
no description
Unknown
optional
Original title
original_title
Original title, if not in English
Unknown
optional
Original title language
original_title_lang
ISO 639-2 language code for original title
Example
"fr" for French
Unknown
optional
Translator
translator
Translator(s), if original not in English
Unknown
optional
Date written
written
Date or year range written (if different than year of publication)
Example
1985
Date
optional
First published in
first
Book, magazine, etc. in which the poem was first published in
Example
''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[Leaves of Grass]]''
Unknown
optional
Illustrator
illustrator
Illustrator who is used consistently throughout the poem (where illustrations are a major feature)
Unknown
optional
Cover artist
cover_artist
Artist of the cover image
Unknown
optional
Language
language
Language of (original) poem. Use full language name (i.e., not a language code).
Example
French
String
optional
Subject
subject
no description
Example
War, religion, childhood
Unknown
optional
Genre
genre
Genre(s) of the poem (only use for fiction)
Example
Comedy
String
optional
Form
form
Form of the poem
Example
Sonnet, quatrain, ode
Unknown
optional
Meter
metermetre
no description
Example
iambic pentameter
Unknown
optional
Rhyme scheme
rhyme
no description
Example
ABBA CDDC EFFE GG
Unknown
optional
Date published in English
publication_date_en
First year that the poem was published in English, if not originally in English
Date
optional
Media type
media_type
Medium that the poem (preferably 1st edition) was published in
Example
paperback, hardback, print
Unknown
optional
Lines
lines
Number of lines in the poem (prefer 1st edition)
Example
16
Unknown
optional
size_weight
size_weight
no description
Unknown
optional
ISBN
isbn
Format: "ISBN 1-234-56789-0" (prefer 1st edition)
String
optional
Preceded by
preceded_by
The previous installment in the series/from the author
String
optional
Followed by
followed_by
The next installment in the series/from the author
String
optional
Wikisource
wikisource
Title of work as hosted at English Wikisource
Unknown
optional
child
child
no description
Unknown
optional
embed
embed
no description
Unknown
optional
alt
alt
no description
Unknown
optional
Microformat
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