How to Write a Bench (Paperback)

David Hummon

ISBN 13: 9798899903090

Published by Finishing Line Press, 2026

About this Item

Paperback. How to Write a Bench presents poems and paintings from the latter years, exploring the loss of family and friends, the challenges of the body, and the ongoing wonders of love and daily life. It is also a meditation on creativity itself, asking how pen and brush help attend to life, revealing matters of the heart and spirit. Like any good bench, this creative work invites the reader to stop, sit, think, gaze, and enjoy. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Write a Bench (Paperback)
• Publisher: Finishing Line Press
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798899903090
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

How to Write a Bench presents poems and paintings from the latter years, exploring the loss of family and friends, the challenges of the body, and the ongoing wonders of love and daily life. It is also a meditation on creativity itself, asking how pen and brush help attend to life, revealing matters of the heart and spirit. Like any good bench, this creative work invites the reader to stop, sit, think, gaze, and enjoy.

About the Author

David Hummon is a poet, painter, and emeritus Professor (Holy Cross College), educated at Columbia College and U.C., Berkeley. He enjoys sharing his creative work through exhibitions, artist books, readings, and publication in literary journals, including The Healing Muse, The Bicoastal Review, The Connecticut River Review, The Naugatuck River Review, The Northern New England Review, The Unitarian Universalist World, and other outlets. How to Write a Bench offers a curated selection of poetry and art from the last decade. He currently lives in Winchester, Massachusetts.