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In 1933, he distributed the poem in the form of a Christmas card, [1] now officially titled "Desiderata." [2] Psychiatrist Merrill Moore distributed more than 1,000 unattributed copies to his patients and soldiers during World War II. [1] After Ehrmann died in 1945, his widow published the work in 1948 in The Poems of Max Ehrmann. The 1948 ...
Max Ehrmann (September 26, 1872 – September 9, 1945) was an American writer, poet, and attorney from Terre Haute, Indiana, widely known for his 1927 prose poem "Desiderata" (Latin: "things desired"). He often wrote on spiritual themes.
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It is a parody of Les Crane's 1971 spoken word recording of "Desiderata", the early 20th-century poem by Max Ehrmann. ("Desiderata" is Latin for "desired things"; "deteriorata" is a portmanteau of the verb "deteriorate" and "desiderata".) The parody was written by Tony Hendra for National Lampoon, and was recorded for the album Radio Dinner.
The press release drafted by Sinfield to promote Lizard wryly quoted Max Ehrmann's poem "Desiderata", which contains advice on how to chart a true course through confusion. Collins, on the other hand, remained in King Crimson with Fripp and Sinfield for the recording of the group's next album, Islands .
Stanyan Street and other Sorrows: Poems, by Rod McKuen, with Stanyan Street referring to the street in San Francisco which borders on Haight-Ashbury, a hippie cultural center; Howl and Other Poems, by Allen Ginsberg, 1956; Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, 1855. the "Desiderata", a poem by Max Ehrmann
Fred produced, composed, and performed music on the 1971 Les Crane album Desiderata. [2] The title track poem "Desiderata" was originally written by the Indiana writer, poet, and attorney Max Ehrmann in 1927. [26] Fred arranged the track to repeat "You are a child of the universe, No less than the trees and the stars: You have a right to be here."