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 Her Grace The Duchess of Argyll and The Marquis of Lorn | Bennoch, Francis | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 1–2 | no | 5727 |
| The Wreck | Shipton, Anna (née Savage) | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 13–14 | no | 5729 |
| The Mite of a Minstrel | Watts, Alaric Alfred (Alfred A.) (1825-1901) | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 15 | no | 5730 |
| Ben Karshook’s Wisdom | Browning, Robert | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 16 | no | 5731 |
| Sonnet | Campbell, (Robert) Calder | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 40 | no | 5732 |
| The River | Procter, Bryan Waller (pseudonym Barry Cornwall) |
1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 41 | no | 5733 |
| A Monody | Thompson, Henry | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 44–45 | no | 5735 |
| The Wooer to the Widow | Abdy, Maria | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 60 | no | 5736 |
| The Widow’s Reply | Abdy, Maria | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 61 | no | 5737 |
| Love Can Never Die | Hale, W. P. | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 71–72 | no | 5738 |
| The Glee-Maiden’s Spell | Chorley, Henry F. | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 73–75 | no | 5739 |
| On the Portrait of the Viscountess Sydney | Crosland, Camilla (née Toulmin) | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 100–101 | no | 5740 |
| The Ordeal | Yates, Edmund Hodgson | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 109–110 | no | 5741 |
| Loved Best | Smedley, Frank E. | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 111 | no | 5742 |
| My Favourite Tree. A Sketch | Wilson, William | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 132–135 | no | 5743 |
| Lines to Ianthe | Forsayth, Thomas Gifford | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 136–137 | no | 5744 |
| Vulcan and Momus; Or, The Glass Shutter. A Sketch from Life | Owen, Octavius Freire | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 154–160 | no | 5746 |
| On the Portrait of the Hon. Lady Abercrombie | Chorley, Henry F. | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 184–185 | no | 5748 |
| A Farewell | Bailey, Philip James | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 255 | no | 5750 |
| Columbus | Brachmann, Louise | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 256–259 | no | 5751 |
| An Angel Has Passed O’er the Desolate Waste! | Abdy, Maria | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 260 | no | 5752 |
| A Child in Heaven | O’Neill, Alicia Jane (née Sparrow) | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 261 | no | 5753 |
| The Lost Stars | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 267–270 | no | 5754 | |
| The Time to Marry | Bennoch, Francis | 1856 | The Keepsake Volume 1856, Page 271–272 | no | 5755 |