verseatile is a small package for setting poetry with Typst, capable of easily indenting and numbering verses while providing many options for customization.

Getting started

To print a poem, simply use the #poem function:

#import "@preview/verseatile:0.2.1": *

#poem[Hor. carm. I, 26][

Musis amicus tristitiam et metus \
tradam protervis in mare Creticum \
portare ventis, quis sub Arcto \
rex gelidae metuatur orae,

quid Tiridaten terreat, unice \
securus. O quae fontibus integris \
gaudes, apricos necte flores, \
necte meo Lamiae coronam,

Piplea dulcis. Nil sine te mei \
prosunt honores; hunc fidibus novis, \
hunc Lesbio sacrare plectro \
teque tuasque decet sorores.

][0]

Using indentpatterns

To configure the indentation of verses provide an indentpattern (such as 0012) as the thrid argument of the #poem function:

#poem[Hor. carm. I, 26][

Musis amicus tristitiam et metus \
tradam protervis in mare Creticum \
portare ventis, quis sub Arcto \
rex gelidae metuatur orae,

quid Tiridaten terreat, unice \
securus. O quae fontibus integris \
gaudes, apricos necte flores, \
necte meo Lamiae coronam,

Piplea dulcis. Nil sine te mei \
prosunt honores; hunc fidibus novis, \
hunc Lesbio sacrare plectro \
teque tuasque decet sorores.

][0012]

Numbering verses

To display verse numbers toggle #show-verse-numbers:

#show-verse-numbers.update(true)

Verse numbers can also be set to number only every n-th verse:

#verse-number-modulo.update(2)

Using presets

Presets are preconfigured style sets that can be used for simple and effective styling. To apply a preset use:

#show: preset-name

As of v.0.2.1 the following presets are included with the package:

• classic
  • classic-headings

Putting it all together

Utilizing both the indentpattern and numbering verses while applying a preset, one might arrive at this simple, yet elegant rendition of our poem shown on the left in the example image at the top of the page:

#import "@preview/verseatile:0.2.1": *

#show: preset-classic

#show-verse-numbers.update(true)
#verse-number-modulo.update(2)

#poem[Hor. carm. i, 26][

Musis amicus tristitiam et metus \
tradam protervis in mare Creticum \
portare ventis, quis sub Arcto \
gelidae metuatur orae,

quid Tiridaten terreat, unice \
securus. O quae fontibus integris \
gaudes, apricos necte flores, \
necte meo Lamiae coronam,

Piplea dulcis. Nil sine te mei \
prosunt honores; hunc fidibus novis, \
hunc Lesbio sacrare plectro \
teque tuasque decet sorores.

][0012]

Advanced usage

For advanced usage such as inline poemtitles, interjections, dedications, splitting verses, setting cycles of poems as well as detailed options for customization confer the manual.

Changelog

v.0.2.1

• Fixes:
  • Prevented issues with interjections/split verses and verse numbers caused by the restructured code.
• Documentation:
  • Updated the manual.

v.0.2.0

• New features:
  • Added presets.
  • Added interjections and dedications.
  • Added functionality to split verses via #splitverse[] and #versesplit.
  • Added subtitles for cycles and poems in cycles.
  • Made the indentation of the first verse of a stanza configurable via #stanza-indent.update().
  • Made the starting verse number configurable via #verse-numbers-start.update().
• Presets:
  • Added presets (classic, classic-headings).
• Fixes:
  • Reworked inline poemtitles to prevent false headings being displayed in the outline in certain constellations.
  • Restructered and commented the code.
• Documentation:
  • Updated the manual.
  • Updated the readme.

v.0.1.1

• New features:
  • Made the distance between verse numbers and the poem configurable via #verse-number-distance.update().
• Fixes:
  • Reworked verse numbers to prevent them causing issues with indentation in certain constellations.
• Documentation:
  • Updated the manual.

v.0.1.0

Initial release.