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This MWE throws an error:
\documentclass{memoir}
\usepackage{poetry}
\begin{document}
\centerpoemon{In the cavern}
\begin{poem}
In the cavern\\
In the canyon\\!
\end{poem}
\end{document}
Command \c@poemline already defined. \newcounter{poemline}
Why?
memoir evidentally defines a counter poemline, but poetry also does. I don't use memoir, so I didn't catch this as a potential conflict.
memoir is a common class that should certainly be accommodated; but pending a permanent solution, consider doing the following before loading poetry:
\usepackage{savesym}
\savesymbol{c@poemline}
This should prevent the error and allow poetry to operate normally. I will upload an actual fix shortly, but this should do the trick for now.
EDIT: I just uploaded a fix, which avoids the conflict with memoir.
poetry package. Moreover, I don't know if using the savesym package to save counters instead of symbols is adequate.
texmf folder.
Dec 15, 2019 at 15:23
I use the memoir class, which can typeset poetry with the verse environment:
\documentclass{memoir}
\begin{document}
\linenumberfrequency{1}
\verselinenumbersleft
\settowidth{\versewidth}{In the cavern}
\begin{verse}[\versewidth]
In the cavern\\
In the canyon\\!
\end{verse}
\end{document}
Which renders:
Memoir's \settowidth{\versewidth}{In the cavern} command and the [\versewidth] argument amount to the \centerpoem{In the cavern} command of the poem package. (It might appear that you need more instructions with the memoir class to attain the same results as with the poem package; however, the difference mainly concerns the defaults: default line numbering frequency, line numbering position, etc.)
(See the memoir documentation, Ch. 14, for detailed instructions on how to typeset and tweak poetry text.)
In any event, better not use memoir with the poetry package.
poetry which we are aware of.
memoir and my answer replicates the desired result.
verse and have been for quite many years, as it provides necessary extensions over memoir. But verse does not provide list of poems which poetry provides and my question was an attempt to follow up on another question which I posted as a comment here tex.stackexchange.com/a/515724/201502
memoir version of verse provides much more than the standard environment. It does provide facilities for putting poem titles into the ToC (even if you don't like the way it does it) and it also shows how to produce an index of first lines. Perhaps poetry does both of these but I don't use it. Good on you @NVaughan.
Dec 15, 2019 at 18:55