Poem-a-Day Advent Calendar (40 and 25 Days)

Product update (11/29/2024): A 25-day version of this calendar has been added in addition to the original 40-day version. When you purchase this product, you will have access to both printables.

In addition to traditional disciplines like fasting and prayer, I enjoy reading poetry during liturgical seasons like Advent. It calms my mind and helps me lean into the themes of each season.

Join me in this practice with a poem-a-day Advent calendar. This printable is a curated list of short poems for each day of Advent. There is a 25-day and 40-day version of the calendar to suit the needs of both Eastern and Western rite Christian Advent customs. Poems were selected that somehow reflect Advent themes like waiting, longing, incarnation, light, darkness, and… snow.

Includes:

• Printable pdf with a poem to read each day of Advent.
• Two formats for either a 40-day (Nov 15-Dec 24) or 25-day format (Dec 1-25) according to Advent customs of Christians.
• A short article on how to integrate poetry reading with the Advent season and how to read poetry if you're new to it.
• Each day of the calendar incudes the date, the name, and author of the poem (with a hyperlink for easy access) as well as a focus word to help guide reading and reflection.

Other details:

• This calendar can be used for any year.
• NOT INCLUDED: Poems are not provided in their entirety for copyright reasons, but all are easily accessible with Google.