Alice Osborn Reads from her poetry collection, Heroes without Capes at Riverside Gallery in Reno. Sponsored by the Sierra Arts Foundation

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Time: 2 to 3 p.m.

Location: Riverside Gallery, Sierra Arts Foundation, 17 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89501

Wine and refreshments!

Alice Osborn is a poet and musician who enjoys history and storytelling. Alice will read selections from her most recent poetry collection, Heroes without Capes (Main Street Rag Publishing Co.).

In this book, meet famous and infamous figures from history, myth and pop culture who show varying degrees of heroism and loneliness. Boba Fett, the bounty hunter from Star Wars, is a recovering alcoholic working hard at changing the script of his past. While all the Predator wants to do is buy beef at Walmart. Also featured are the Devil, Ellen Ripley from Aliens, the Virgin Mary, LBJ, Darth Vader, Benedict Arnold, Captain Bligh, Princess Leia, Dick Cheney, the Road Runner and many others. You’ll also meet Nolan, the split foyer house who is under tremendous stress and Dina the Delta jet who wishes her passengers possessed more taste.

Previous collections are After the Steaming Stops and Unfinished Projects. In addition to writing poetry and song lyrics, Alice Osborn is writing a memoir about the Donner Party, a group of ill-fated pioneers who traveled from Missouri to California in 1846. Her work has appeared in Raleigh’s News and Observer, Broad River Review, The Pedestal Magazine, and in numerous journals and anthologies. Find out more information about Alice at www.aliceosborn.com