july 1899‚ Guillaume Apollinaire is 19 years old. Accompanied by his brother‚ Albert and penniless they settled themselves in Stavelot for a few enchanted weeks. From his encounter with Maria Dubois‚ his first love‚ to the discovery of the « Hautes Fagnes » this « season in Ardennes » branded the author of « Pont Mirabeau’s » sensitivity. Pierre‚ Guillaumes’ stavelotian friend‚ is the witness of this magical summer…. Combining with joy reality and fiction‚ real actors and imaginary characters‚ « The Forest of Apollinaire » depicts a determining episode of the poet’s life.