Desiderata
Sign in to save"Desiderata" (Latin: 'things desired') is a 1927 prose poem by the American writer Max Ehrmann. The text was widely distributed in poster form in the 1960s and 1970s.
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- Author
- Max Ehrmann
- First published
- 1972
- Editions
- 23
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Poetry, Philosophy -- Poetry., American poetry, Children's poetry, American, Conduct of life, Juvenile poetry, Children's poetry
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- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Max Ehrmann
- Country of origin
- United States
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- language of work or name
- English language
- first line
- Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
- copyright status
- public domain
- place of publication
- United States
- title
- Desiderata
- form of creative work
- prose poetry
- Commons category
- Desiderata
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"Desiderata" (Latin: 'things desired') is a 1927 prose poem by the American writer Max Ehrmann. The text was widely distributed in poster form in the 1960s and 1970s.
==History== Max Ehrmann of Terre Haute, Indiana, started writing the work in 1921, but he did not assign it a title. He registered for his U.S. copyright in 1927 using the poem's first phrase as its title. The April 5, 1933, issue of Michigan Tradesman magazine published the full, original text on its cover, crediting Ehrmann as its author. In 1933, he distributed the poem in the form of a Christmas card, now officially titled "Desiderata."
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