Poetry O’Clock offers live, typewritten poetry created in real time through brief, attentive conversations. Each poem is written once, for one person and given as a physical keepsake.
The work adapts quietly to its surroundings while remaining grounded in the same principles of presence, restraint and care.
Live poetry is often part of small, personal gatherings where closeness and attention matter. In these settings, the work unfolds slowly, allowing guests to be met individually without interruption or performance.
The poems become private markers of the moment, held quietly rather than shared outward.
Examples: Weddings, birthdays, private dinners, anniversary gatherings and personal milestone celebrations.
At cultural and arts events, live poetry integrates into the atmosphere rather than occupying a stage. The work exists alongside exhibitions, readings and gatherings as a parallel practice of listening and writing.
Here, poetry functions less as entertainment and more as a form of attentive documentation, responding to people, place and context.
Examples: Literary festivals, gallery openings, exhibition previews, concerts and cultural salons.
In select brand and corporate contexts, live poetry appears where care, authorship and guest experience are prioritised over scale or spectacle.
These collaborations are suited to intimate brand dinners, retreats or gatherings where guests are invited into a slower, more considered interaction. The work is not promotional and does not operate as an activation.
Examples: Brand dinners, creative retreats, client gatherings, product launches and PR giftings.
Live poetry is also offered through private commissions, often commissioned on behalf of someone else. These moments are shaped around care, relationship and intention rather than occasion.
The focus remains on listening, writing, and offering a piece of language meant to be given, kept and returned to over time.
Examples: Commissioning a poem for a friend, a loved one, a partner or marking a personal moment.
An experiential poetry practice built around presence, attention and human exchange. We create live typewritten poems shaped by conversation and given as keepsakes.
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