The 30-year-old actress, who is engaged to singer-actor Justin Timberlake, said that penning her own verses help her stay in touch with her spiritual side, reported Sun online.
"I like being able to write when I find the time to get into it. I love reading poetry and I've written poetry myself since I was in school. It's very calming and spiritual to be able to get in touch with emotions and states of mind to write poetry," Biel said.
Besides writing, Biel, who scaled Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in January 2010 to raise awareness of environmental issues, loves spending time outdoors, which she believes stems from her upbringing.
"My father was always telling me to go outside and appreciate nature. I was raised by hippie kind of parents and the wild and open spaces were something I was taught to value. I had a really great childhood and I still love being outdoors and having a healthy respect for nature," she added.
