A literary annual (1827-1857), edited by a series of high profile figures including the Countess of Blessington and Frederic Mansell Reynolds. Illustrated poetry in The Keepsake was written for expensive engravings of paintings, so that the poem illustrated the picture.
| Poem title | Poet(s) | Date | Vol etc. | Transcribed? | id # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the Portrait of Lady Bolton | Bennoch, Francis | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 1–2 | no | 5704 |
| My Kate | Browning, Elizabeth Barrett | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 16–17 | no | 5705 |
| Where Shall I Seek? | O’Neil, Henry | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 32–34 | no | 5706 |
| Lines | Sparrow, Eliza Julia | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 56 | no | 5707 |
| On the Portrait of Lady Greenock | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 57–58 | no | 5708 | |
| Love and the Myrtle | Hale, W. P. | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 71 | no | 5710 |
| The Origin of the Autumn Tints. An Indian Story | Munro, Georgina C. | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 72–73 | no | 5711 |
| The Parting and the Meeting | Pardoe, Julia | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 80–82 | no | 5712 |
| Lines Written in an Album. To Eliza | O’Neil, Henry | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 98 | no | 5713 |
| A Phantasy | Procter, Bryan Waller (pseudonym Barry Cornwall) |
1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 99–100 | no | 5714 |
| The Prisoner | Shipton, Anna (née Savage) | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 101 | no | 5715 |
| The Modern Wooer. (Written to be Sung in Private Theatricals). | Bulwer-Lytton, Edward | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 116–117 | no | 5716 |
| On the Portrait of Miss Talbot. A Fantasy | A Septagenarian | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 148–149 | no | 5717 |
| The Groves of Daphne | Butcher, Charles Henry | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 164–167 | no | 5718 |
| Behind the Scenes | Watts, Alaric Alfred (Alfred A.) (1825-1901), A. W. (poet; Keepsake) | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 192 | no | 5719 |
| Thy Home is Not Here | Forsayth, Thomas Gifford | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 206–208 | no | 5720 |
| The Last Request | O’Neill, Alicia Jane (née Sparrow) | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 250 | no | 5721 |
| A Bridal Song | Bennett, William Cox | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 258 | no | 5722 |
| A Dirge | Bennett, William Cox | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 259 | no | 5723 |
| A New Version of an Old Proverb | Abdy, Maria | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 268 | no | 5724 |
| Gallic and English Beauties | Michell, Nicholas | 1855 | The Keepsake Volume 1855, Page 269–272 | no | 5725 |