Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 749

Every Wednesday, poets from around the world can find a Wednesday Poetry Prompt at Writer’s Digest. This week, write a “Group (blank)” poem.

For this week's prompt, take the phrase "Group (blank)," replace the blank with a new word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles include: "Group Think," "Group Project," "Groupies for Yacht Rock Cover Bands," and/or "Grouped Together Against Our Will."

Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.

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Here’s my attempt at a Group Blank Poem:

“Grouping Pieces,” by Robert Lee Brewer

When I start a puzzle, of course, I look
for the edge pieces first, searching for straight
lines, and then, assembling it like a book
with a border that's firmed up like it's fate.

After that, it's about looking for shapes
and colors, finding common ground for one
area after another like grapes
growing on a cardboard vine until done.

Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of Solving the World's Problems, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.