Belated Picnic

[jjhunter]

Sunday, every Sunday, let's have a community picnic. It's probably been a long week, and it's lovely to have a few minutes to sit back and relax and enjoy some good conversation in a less formal space. Feel free to bring something for the Picnic Basket - a poem you liked this week, a thought you had or something you experienced, or even something completely unrelated to poetry whatsoever that you just feel like sharing. Just take a moment to say hello, and maybe have a bite to eat; no one is going anywhere fast, and the shade promises some relief from the everyday heat. Let’s get to know each other a bit better, here under the branches of the poet’s tree.

Comments

[spiralsheep]

Bradamante is one of my all-time favourite heroines (although not necessarily at her best in Furioso). :-)

[lnhammer]

She does get handed the Idiot Ball a few times over the story, yeah. About the same number of times as Ruggiero, if it comes to that -- thus showing they deserve each other.

---L.

[zirconium]

If nothing else, they inspired Handel to write two decent roles for mezzo sopranos. (Although my favorite aria in Alcina was definitely written for a coloratura: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnb3m90nl-E) :-)