The Post

Poetry O’Clock by mail.

A curated literary collection delivered by post each month, shaped by paper, presence and the quiet pleasure of receiving.

For readers, writers, the quietly curious and those who still find beauty in thoughtful things arriving through the mail.

Subscriptions for June’s edition are now closed. The next subscription window opens on June 1st, for July’s edition.

Choose your edition based on location. Each month, you’ll receive a curated literary collection delivered by post.

Join The Post

Kenya-based Members

KES 2,500 / month
  • Monthly edition delivered within Kenya
  • A literary edition featuring poetry, a letter and curated paper ephemera
  • Delivery within Kenya included, by domestic post or courier office collection

International Members

USD 25 / month
  • Monthly edition delivered worldwide
  • A literary edition featuring poetry, a letter and curated paper ephemera
  • International postage included

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How It Works

You will be guided through the edition’s theme using selected writing materials such as paper, quill pens, stamps, envelopes and wax seals. Your piece can be a letter, a note, a page of fragments, a memory revisited or a few honest lines. It does not need to sound polished or poetic. It only needs to feel true to you.

1st – 20th of each month

21st-End of Month

We Prepare

Subscriptions close after the 20th and reopen on the 1st. In the meantime, each edition is gathered, prepared and enclosed by hand.

Dispatched by the 1st

On Its Way

Your edition is sent out by the 1st and makes its way to you within the month.

Optional

Write Back

A prompt card opens the next month’s theme. Contribute if you feel inclined or simply receive.

What's Inside

A Typewritten Poem

The central piece of the edition. Each month’s poem begins on the typewriter, then is scanned and printed on carefully chosen paper.

An Editorial Letter

A letter for the month. It sets the tone of the edition, reflects on the theme and opens the world the poem belongs to.

A Prompt Card

Introduces next month's theme with a QR code for optional submissions. Contribute if you feel inclined or simply receive.

Poet in the Post

An occasional feature introducing a Poetry O’Clock poet or contributing writer whose work appears in the edition.

Material is part of the experience. Paper is chosen for each edition, colours shift gently from month to month and each package is prepared by hand.

Participation is Optional

The Post welcomes more than one kind of reader. There is no expectation that every member contributes work. Receiving alone is a complete form of participation.

For Those Who Receive

You do not need to write or interpret anything. You are welcome to simply receive, read and keep what arrives. The Post is not only for poets or writers. It is for readers, beginners, the quietly curious, and those who find pleasure in receiving something thoughtful through the mail.

For Those Who Contribute

Each edition includes a prompt card with a QR code linking to a members-only submission page. You are invited to submit one poem in response to the month’s theme. Selected work may appear in a future edition of The Post or be considered for the Poetry O’Clock Annual Archive, a curated anthology of the year’s themes and voices.

The Details

Everything you need to know about membership, delivery and participation.

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Questions? Reach us at info@poetryoclock.com