Composing poetry: writing with pen and paper or composing on a computer? When I compose a poem or even a short story, the weapon of choice is...

Pen and paper
are my starting points, but then
I transfer my drafts to computer, particularly if it is poetry.
When using a
computer to generate a first draft, the mind, I have found, is more tempted
to
self-edit and withhold the raw emotions of a rough draft.

The personal act
of setting pen to paper forms a type of intimacy
with the mind. Computers reek of business and
efficiency, while pen and paper
give you the creative space to "breathe," so to speak.
But that's just one
guy's opinion. Kwoo1213 is correct in asserting that each writer has his or

her own way of doing things; do what works for you.