Last week I saw this question on X:
“A group of cats is a clowder. A group of dogs is a pack. A group people is a crowd. What is a group of writers?”
I then posed the question to my writer friends. I started with “a procrastination of writers,” and then they sent in a lot of other great suggestions. Lacking the poetic gene, I decided to ask Grok for some help turning those answers into something to share in a blog post, and the following is what I got.
A Gathering of Scribes: What Do You Call a Group of Writers?
They say a group of cats is a clowder,
A pack for dogs, a crowd for the louder,
But what of writers, those curious souls,
Who fill blank pages with dreams and goals?
My writer friends, a clever bunch,
Tossed out ideas over coffee and lunch,
A list unfurled, wild and bright,
A tapestry of words taking flight.
A procrastination of writers, they muse,
Delaying the tale they’re loath to lose.
A fictionary of writers, weaving lore,
Worlds uncharted, tales galore.
A pen of writers, ink in hand,
A shelf of writers, spines so grand.
A library of writers, hushed and wise,
A clack of writers, keys that rise.
A padded room of writers, lost in thought,
A scribble of writers, lines overwrought.
A scrabble of writers, words in play,
A story of writers, spun each day.
An introversion of writers, quiet and deep,
An imagination of writers, secrets to keep.
A plot of writers, twists to share,
A brainstorm of writers, sparks in the air.
A mystery of writers, shadows cast,
A thesaurus of writers, synonyms vast.
An insecurity of writers, doubts that creep,
An inspiration of writers, muses leap.
A type of writers, tapping away,
A mess of writers, chaos in sway.
A ream of writers, pages abound,
A co-conspirator of writers, schemes profound.
A clickety-clack of writers, rhythm and hum,
A rejection of writers, yet still they come.
A draft of writers, rough and raw,
A kindle of writers, igniting awe.
A quill of writers, feathers in flight,
A conference of writers, words ignite.
So what’s the name for this wondrous crew?
A chorus of voices, old and new?
Perhaps it’s all, or none, or one—
A group of writers, simply begun.
Next time you see them, gathered near,
Whisper their name, loud and clear:
A marvel, a madness, a creative stream,
A collective of writers, living the dream.
What would you call a group of writers?
~robin
Robin Lee Hatcher
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Wow! That was amazing! How fun!
It was fun to see this come together. Glad you liked it.
What an incredibly fun poem. Y’all are much more creative than I am!
Wouldn’t have happened without all the suggestions from other authors. Made me smile as they were sent in.
I love how you pulled all this together! My contribution was “plot of writers.” All the answers were very creative, as they should be, right?
Thanks for participating, Marilyn.
This is “scarily” clever!
LOL!
Love it! We are. . . . whatever we want to be! 🙂
Angie
That’s us!