Below you will find example sentences with "writing poetry". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Writing Poetry in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: poetry
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 22.1 words

Words in this phrase

writing poetry

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • writing can mean: Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning. Frequent word
  • poetry can mean: Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

began by writing poetry and later 1× but started writing poetry at age 1× course in writing poetry is both 1× has been writing poetry since elementary 1× he knew writing poetry alone would 1× he started writing poetry about his 1× hobbies were writing poetry music and 1× is not writing poetry or running 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as a teenager 1× he began by 1× he emotionally opened 1× in the 1980s 1× johanne was a 1× lifelong hobbies were 1×

Common sentence endings:

about writing poetry 1× and academia itself 1× and feral cats 1× are singing songs 1× as an exploration 1× at age 15 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

began 3× music 3× people 3× love 3× school 2× man 2× book 2× sent 2× program 2× started 2× redekop 1× jones 1×

Related phrases

creative writing

Phrases around this combination

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Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "writing poetry" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 22.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as began by writing poetry and later, but started writing poetry at age, began, music and people stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with creative writing, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with writing poetry

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

He did not like school, but started writing poetry at age 15. (12 words)

In the 1980s, she began writing poetry and putting her words to music. (13 words)

Lifelong hobbies were writing poetry, music, and caring for pet and feral cats. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

As a teenager she spent time in her mother’s bookstore reading the poetry of Toni Morrison and Patricia Smith, and soon began writing poetry and performing at open mics in the Chicago area. (34 words)

You should be able to major in what you love do what you love without feeling like you can’t go into a related career field, whether that be teaching, tech, or writing poetry. (34 words)

Set within the context of a Masters course in writing poetry, is both an ode to and a criticism of stereotypical ideas about poets, as well as ‘the poetry scene’ and academia itself. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Redekop-Jones has been writing poetry since elementary school, and says her education at KPU helped her develop new themes incorporated into her poetry and made her work more focused.

Set within the context of a Masters course in writing poetry, is both an ode to and a criticism of stereotypical ideas about poets, as well as ‘the poetry scene’ and academia itself.

Today, when Nambozo is not writing poetry or running her Babishai Niwe poetry awards event, she talks for a living.

Zakir Sahab liked his humorous poetry but, a man of vision that he was, he knew writing poetry alone would not ensure him financial stability.

My dearest friend, Helen, read a book of his poetry that I’d sent her, and she sent me an interview with Louis, in which he talked about writing poetry.

Sometimes I am afraid, when you talk about poetry, for hundreds of years, Arabs and turks were writing poetry.

As a teenager she spent time in her mother’s bookstore reading the poetry of Toni Morrison and Patricia Smith, and soon began writing poetry and performing at open mics in the Chicago area.

He began by writing poetry and later he moved on to the writing of prose.

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In the 1980s, she began writing poetry and putting her words to music.

Johanne was a renaissance man, writing poetry, hymns, and the history of the valley.

Some people can’t be out in protest, rather some people are making paintings, some are writing poetry, some people are singing songs.

He emotionally opened up to his date about the loss of his beloved wife and his passion for writing poetry.

Lifelong hobbies were writing poetry, music, and caring for pet and feral cats.

Mr. Carson — who was also an accomplished translator, working in several languages — viewed writing poetry not as an exercise in setting down an idea, but as an exploration.

When it came to the Italian creative writing poetry program, it was the concept of the program that drew her in.

You should be able to major in what you love do what you love without feeling like you can’t go into a related career field, whether that be teaching, tech, or writing poetry.

He did not like school, but started writing poetry at age 15.

Nancy had a great love of music, writing poetry, dancing, children, book clubs, being at her home in Brodhead, and being with her hockey ladies support group.

Surprisingly, kids don’t prefer hanging out with hyperactive stutterers who like spending their recesses writing poetry.

At about this time, he started writing poetry about his experiences in Auschwitz.

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