Slowing life down subject of talk in Cummington

Poet Christian McEwen, a Northampton resident and author of "World Enough and Time: On Creativity and Slowing Down," will kick off the winter Coffeehouse Series at the Old Creamery Grocery on Route 9 in Cummington with a free reading and book signing on the title's subject: slowing down as a way to better enjoy life and explore your creativity.