I am typesetting using the verse
package. I have trouble getting what's inside the verse
environment not to get indented.
In the minimal working example below, I would like the "Blessed are" to be aligned with "This is the regular text that is not indent."
\documentclass[11pt,letterpaper]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{verse}
\begin{document}
\begin{verse}
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.\\
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.\\
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.\\
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
\end{verse}
\noindent This is the regular text that is not indented.
\end{document}
Best Answer
For this, I would use the
alltt
-package together with\normalfont
as mentioned in the documentation of theverse
-package:This will even safe you from typing
\\
behind every line and will yield the following.Update
In order to still be able to use the features of
verse
, you will have to redefine the left margin for the poems. If you want to do this globally, you could just write\setlength{\leftmargini}{<some value>}
. In my following MWE, I will just change for one verse and change it back to default afterwards.