25 Christmas Poetry Writing Prompts

Challenge yourself to write one poem a day with these Christmas poetry writing prompts.

This festive season, let your creative side come to light by writing poetry!

For the month of December, I’ve created 25 writing prompts for you to get into the Christmas spirit.

Come Christmas, you’ll have 25 new poems that are inspired by the holiday season but could take your imagination anywhere.

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you read the words below? Write that.

Here are your 25 Christmas poetry writing prompts:

1. wonder

2. tradition

3. dinner table

4. red

5. birth

6. guiding star

7. secret

8. glow

9. saviour

10. tis the season

11. memory

12. wrapped up

13. anticipation

14. wish

15. too much

16. sweet

17. here we go

18. last

19. present

20. no room

21. magical

22. underneath

23. all i want

24. angel

25. picture perfect

Happy poetry writing this festive season! Tag me @rachelhuckel if you use these Christmas poetry writing prompts so I can see!

P.S. If you want to learn to write poems that express your thoughts and feelings, I created the Poetry Writing Mini-Course for you. This guided workbook will take you through a simple five-step framework to write a poem that you’re proud of this Christmas.

Hi, I’m Rachel!

I’m a poet and writer based in Sydney, Australia.

I write poems about love, growth, and faith and help others write with purpose.

I’m usually found with a coffee in one hand and a pen in the other.

I’m obsessed with stories and love equipping poets to share their own.

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