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How to typeset a two column parallel poem?

TeX - LaTeX Asked by wpkzz on February 22, 2021

I got this double column poem written by some friends that is meant to be typeset with
the stanzas in parallel. Here is a sample:

Tiempos en pausa.                                                          Tiempo.

Pausa que como hoyo negro se traga todo.                                   Pausa que como hoyo negro
Todo al mismo tiempo traga y al mismo tiempo vacía.                        todo
Vacío que abrasa y abraza.                                                 vacía y
Abrazo que devora y a su vez escupe y devuelve.                            abraza.

I think the verse environment would not support this multi column arrangement.
And the paracol may be a little of an overshoot, as it needs to be instructed to
jump from one column to the next every time. Is there a more sensible solution?

One Answer

Okey, it seems that paracol did the trick reasonably well. I guess it was only matter of typing in an orderly manner the verses!

begin{document}

begin{paracol}{2}

  
  poemtitle{Tiempos en pausa.}
  switchcolumn
  poemtitle{Tiempo.}
  switchcolumn

 begin{verse}
   textbf{Pausa que como hoyo negro} se traga todo. 
  textbf{Todo} al mismo tiempo traga y al mismo tiempo vacía. 
  textbf{Vacío} que abrasa y abraza. 
  textbf{Abrazo} que devora y a su vez escupe y devuelve. 
  end{verse}
  
  switchcolumn
  begin{verse}
 
  Pausa que como hoyo negro 
  todo 
  vacía y 
  abraza.  
      
  end{verse}

  switchcolumn

Answered by wpkzz on February 22, 2021

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