This workshop will explore our deep-rooted relationship with trees, woods and forests. Why do trees have such a strong hold on our imagination and psyche? In this workshop we'll read a variety of poems, experiment with memory and experience, use close observation, think about narrative, and apply imagination to creating inspired first drafts.

The workshop will be followed by a reading from 'The Blue Tree'.

Stephen Boyce is a prize-winning and widely published poet and co-founder of Winchester Poetry Festival.