formatting stanzas

[inosent]

hi

i am formatting a book of poems. some are short, others long.

what is better, or what is the most common way:

1) to break stanzas between pages or

2) to keep the stanza intact?

if i keep the stanza intact it will often lead to large gaps on the page (5.5
W x 8.5 H) - it looks ok, but was wondering if anybody knew

thanks!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

My inclination is that if the stanzas are quatrains or shorter, they should
be kept together. If longer, let them break.

Another factor that makes a *huge* difference is whether you have a few
poems you're trying to make into a respectable-looking book or a large
volume of poems you're trying to print as economically as possible. <g>