Cite a poem from an anthology by writing the poet's last name, a comma, the poet's first name and a period. Write the title of the poem in quotation marks followed by a period, then write the of the anthology in italics. If the anthology has an editor, write "Ed." followed by the editor's name. Write the place of publication, a colon, the publishing company, the year of publication and a period. Write the page or pages on which the poem is located in the anthology followed by a period and the word "Print." If the poem is anonymous, begin with the title of the poem instead of the author. For example:
Eliot, T.S. "Growltiger's Last Stand." Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Orlando: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers, 1982. 9-11. Print.
Shelley, Percy Bysshe. "Ozymandias." Treasury of Favorite Poems. Ed. Louis Untermeyer. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1996. 281-282. Print.
"The Dream of the Rood." Anglo-Saxon Spirituality. Ed. Robert Boenig. New York: Paulist Press, 2000. 259-263. Print.
Cite a novel-length poem, such as an epic, as you would cite any other book. Write the author's last name, a comma and the author's first name, followed by a period. Write the title of the poem in italics followed by a period. Write "Trans." followed by the translator's name, if any, and "Ed." followed by the editor's name. Conclude by writing the place of publication, a colon, the publisher, the year of publication and "Print." If the epic is anonymous, omit the author's name. For example:
Beowulf. Ed. and trans. Howell D. Chickering, Jr. New York, New York: Doubleday, 1977. Print.
Milton, John. Paradise Lost. Ed. William G. Madsen. New York, New York: Random House, 1969. Print.
Cite a poem found online by writing the poet's last name, a comma, the poet's first name and a period. Write the title of the poem in quotation marks. Write the title of the website in italics, the publication date of the electronic version if present, the sponsoring organization and the date you accessed the poem. Conclude by writing "Electronic." For example:
Dickinson, Emily. "I Heard a Fly Buzz." Women's Studies Database. 2003. Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities. 22 June, 2011. Electronic.
Cite a poem from an anthology by writing the poet's last name, a comma and the poet's first initial. Write the publication date of the anthology in parentheses. Write the title of the poem, capitalizing only the first letter and any proper nouns, followed by a period. Write "In." List the editor's name and "(Ed.)" if the work is edited. Follow with a comma. Write title of the anthology in italics, capitalizing only the first letter and any proper nouns. Conclude by writing the page numbers in parentheses, the place of publication, a colon and the publisher name. If the poem is anonymous, write the title in place of the author's name. For example:
Eliot, T.S. (1982). Growltiger's last stand. In Old Possum's book of practical cats (pp. 9-11). Orlando: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers.
Shelley, P.B. (1996). Ozymandias. In L. Untermeyer (Ed.), Treasury of favorite poems (pp. 281-282). New York: Barnes & Noble Books.
The dream of the rood (2000). In R. Boenig (Ed.), Anglo-Saxon spirituality (pp. 259-263). New York: Paulist Press.
Cite a novel-length poem, such as an epic, as you would cite any other book. Write the author's last name, a comma and the author's first initial, followed by the year of publication in parentheses. Write the title of the poem in italics, capitalizing only the first letter and any proper nouns. Write the editor's name in parentheses, followed by "Ed." Conclude by writing the place of publication, a colon and the publisher. Omit the author's name for an anonymous poem. For example:
Milton, J. (1969). Paradise Lost. (W. G. Madsen, Ed.) New York, NY: Random House.
Beowulf. (1977). (H.D. Chickering, Ed. and Trans.) New York, NY: Doubleday.
Cite a poem from an electronic source by writing the poet's last name, a comma and the poet's first initial, followed by the date of publication in parentheses. If there is no date of publication, write "n.d." Write the poem's title, capitalizing only the first letter and any proper nouns. Write "In," the name of the editor or hosting organization, and "(Ed.)", and follow by italicizing the title of the website. As with all APA titles, capitalize only the first letter of the website's title and any proper nouns. Conclude with "Retrieved from" and the URL. For example:
Dickinson, E. (2003). I heard a fly buzz. In Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (Ed.), Women's studies database. Retrieved from http://www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/ReadingRoom/Poetry/Dickinson/i-heard-a-fly-buzz