Write something of your own. Receive something written for you. Leave with something to keep.
Keepsake Soirée is a slow, beautiful early-evening social by Poetry O’Clock, bringing a small group of guests together around a changing theme, letter-writing by hand, personalised live typewritten poetry and conversation.
Each edition invites you to write a letter of your own using Poetry O’Clock’s analogue writing materials, spend time with the people around you and receive an original poem created specifically for you by one of our poets.
You do not need to be a writer, poet or “creative person” to come. Keepsake Soirée is for anyone drawn to beautiful experiences, personal keepsakes and a different way to spend an evening with other people.
As the year draws to a close, we’ve been thinking about all the things that make up a year and how much of it we might want to remember.
The people who found their way into our lives. Conversations that changed how we saw something. Places we visited, days we enjoyed, and ordinary moments that became part of our favourite memories.
This December we’re raising a glass to the moments that made the year ours and the memories we want to carry with us into the next one.
The evening will also include a guided tasting of two selected wines, introduced at the beginning and towards the close of the soirée, alongside letter-writing by hand, personalised live typewritten poetry, conversation and keepsakes.
Theme: What I Want to Remember About This Year
Date: Saturday, 19 December 2026
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Venue: The Other Room, The Social House
Dress Code: Elevated smart casual
Ticket: KSh 4,500
Seats: Limited to 20
Tickets Close: 14 December 2026, or earlier if all seats are reserved
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One keepsake begins with your own hand. One is created for you by a Poetry O’Clock poet. Together, they become the pieces you carry home from the soirée.
This is your letter-writing moment. Guided by the edition’s theme, you’ll write a letter by hand using feather quill pens, then seal your words with wax and a Poetry O’Clock stamp. There is no expectation to write beautifully or poetically. The letter is simply yours: a place to gather your thoughts, write what comes to mind and leave something of yourself on the page.
Handwritten by You
Alongside your own letter, a Poetry O’Clock poet creates an original poem for you in real time. You’ll spend a few minutes together sharing a thought, memory, person, place or feeling. From that conversation, your poet will create a personalised poem on a manual typewriter for you to receive and keep.
Typewritten for You
All you need to bring is yourself. The rest is prepared for you.
You’ll be guided by the edition’s theme and a series of simple prompts as you write a letter by hand. There is no need to be a writer or know what you want to say before you arrive.
Each guest receives the materials needed for the experience, including writing paper, a feather quill pen, ink, an envelope and everything needed to seal your letter with wax.
You’ll spend a few minutes with a Poetry O’Clock poet, sharing a thought, memory, person, place or feeling. Your poet will create an original typewritten poem for you in real time, which is yours to take home.
The December edition includes a guided tasting of two selected wines, with one introduced as guests arrive and another towards the close of the soirée. You’ll also take part in A Note from the Room, a small exchange where each guest writes a few words for someone else in the room and receives a note in return.
A few helpful notes before you reserve your seat or join the next edition.
Seats are limited for each edition so the gathering can remain intimate, guided and personal.
Come for the letter-writing. Come for the live typewritten poetry from our poets. Come for the pleasure of feather quill pens, wax seals, envelopes, typewriter keys and an early evening spent in thoughtful company.
Reserve your seat for the current edition, or join the priority list to be notified first if a seat opens or when the next edition is announced.
Questions? Reach us at info@poetryoclock.com
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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