I compose poetry in my head, but it won't come out right on paper.

"Two more days and they'll all be sitting around composing bad poetry."

She quickly developed a love of reading and writing, composing poetry as a child.

He also took the trouble learning Persian, and is said to have composed poetry in his new language.

The term also refers to poetry composed in the same form.

Its priests had composed poetry during their times of meditation.

He traveled with the act, composing poetry and performing at the shows.

He composed plays, songs, and poetry, in addition to writing jokes.

One of the officers in the book composed poetry.

He once set a record by composing poetry for twenty-four hours continuously.