Nature Writing at Upton Country Park (over 17 only)
Write alongside the Young Poet Laureate for Bournemouth at our Nature Writing Workshop in Grade II* Upton House. Suitable for beginners and experienced writers alike, our Writer in Residence will show you how you can make your creative writing exciting, engaging, and utterly unique.
Examine some different nature poems and discuss what you like or don’t like about them and what they say to you about nature and the natural world. Try some freewriting and expand your creativity. Weather permitting there will also be a short nature walk to enjoy the details of the nature around you and think about how you might incorporate these into your writing.
Ticket price includes FREE entry to the Open Mic Night in the evening. You can perform your new poem or relax and enjoy other writers performing their work. You can upgrade your free entry to the evening to include a light supper for an additional £12. Please indicate your choice of meal on the online booking form, options are chicken or vegetable curry, rice and naan or meat or vegetable lasagne with garlic bread.
Limited spaces, so booking is essential, and joint tickets for both events (including supper) are also available. Food options must be booked by 16 February.
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Write alongside the Young Poet Laureate for Bournemouth at our Nature Writing Workshop in Grade II* Upton House. Suitable for beginners and experienced writers alike, our Writer in Residence will show you how you can make your creative writing exciting, engaging, and utterly unique.
Examine some different nature poems and discuss what you like or don’t like about them and what they say to you about nature and the natural world. Try some freewriting and expand your creativity. Weather permitting there will also be a short nature walk to enjoy the details of the nature around you and think about how you might incorporate these into your writing.
Ticket price includes FREE entry to the Open Mic Night in the evening. You can perform your new poem or relax and enjoy other writers performing their work. You can upgrade your free entry to the evening to include a light supper for an additional £12. Please indicate your choice of meal on the online booking form, options are chicken or vegetable curry, rice and naan or meat or vegetable lasagne with garlic bread.
Limited spaces, so booking is essential, and joint tickets for both events (including supper) are also available. Food options must be booked by 16 February.