Does rewrite poetry
I believe the answer is:
odes
'poetry' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'does rewrite' is the wordplay.
'rewrite' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'rewriting' mean this).
'does' with letters rearranged gives 'ODES'.
(Other definitions for odes that I've seen before include "poetry" , "verse" , "Works by Pindar" , "Poems in praise" , "Keats was fond of them" .)