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Wright is Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Wheaton
College, Wheaton, Illinois. He was born in 1966 in Champaign, Illinois
and is married with two children. He received an ABD at Loyola University,
Chicago; a BA from Millikin University and an MA from Truman State
University.
David Wright's
musical collaborations with Jim Clemens include hymns, work for
college and church choirs and several pieces for children. A teacher
of writing and literature, his poems have appeared widely in print,
including his collection A Liturgy for Stones (Cascadia,
2003).
David's works
include: The Kingdom, with James E. Clemens (World Library,
forthcoming); Draw Up the Water from the Well, with James
E. Clemens ( Alliance Publications, 2005); Gloria Deo (Kjos,
forthcoming); Set Your Troubled Hearts at Rest, with James
E. Clemens (World Library, forthcoming); and Jesus Offered Up
as Bread with James E Clemens (Sing the Journey, Mennonnite
Publishing Network, 2005).
"Song is
such a basic aspect of being human, as fundamental as breathing
or walking. I'd like young singers to know how much joy they can
experience singing, especially with others. As a writer, I give
special attention to the words they will sing, hoping that they
will be worth repeating year after year, because that's how long
a good song lasts--returning over and over as we grow with it."
For more information,
please visit David's website.
(9/12/2006)
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