Poem by an anonymous poet, -12 For poems, cite the lines of the poem rather than the page number in the in-text citation. Anonymous. “Barbara Allan.” Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, edited by Robert DiYanni, 6th ed. McGraw Hill, 2007, p. 1056-57. Part of a book from an online poem database, If a paper was authored by "Anonymous", instead of the author's last name, cite "Anonymous" in the American Psychological Association APA citation, 2020, p. 265. For example, Anonymous, 2015, p. 42. Also use “Anonymous” as the author name in the corresponding reference entry. If the work you are referring to does not. Per APA guidelines, for citing anonymous authors: Author unknown: If the work has no author, cite the source by title in the disclaimer phrase or use the first word or two between parentheses. Titles of books and reports are italicized or titles of articles, chapters, and web pages are underlined. It probably depends on the citation style you should use. The Modern Language Association, MLA, style states. An editorial letter to the editor. Cite as you would any article in a periodical, but include the Editorial or Letter designations to identify the type of work it is. The Broadview Introduction to Literature: Poetry, edited by Lisa Chalykoff, Neta Gordon and Paul Lumsden, Broadview Press, 2013, p. 48-49. Example of in-text citation. Poem author's last name, line number, example: Give, -28 Note: If your ation contains more than one line from the poem, use forward,