This festive season, let your creative side come to light by writing poetry! Challenge yourself to write one poem a day with these Christmas poetry writing prompts.

Graduation brings up so many emotions, and each person experiences the occasion differently. I’ve selected seven poems that speaks to those different emotions and pulled them into categories for where I think they’d work best—read at a graduation ceremony, given to a friend you’ve gone through school with, or given in a card or gift to the graduate.

Learn how to write a poem! I’m sharing 3 tips for beginners and other resources to help you learn how to write poetry that you’re proud of.