Does translate some poetry (4)
I believe the answer is:
odes
'some poetry' is the definition.
(ode is a type of poem)
'does translate' is the wordplay.
'translate' indicates an anagram.
'does' anagrammed gives 'ODES'.
(Other definitions for odes that I've seen before include "Works by Pindar" , "Keats was fond of them" , "Verses" , "Poems in praise" , "Lyric poems" .)