Desiderata
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Desiderata (Latin: "desired things", plural of desideratum, the supine of desidero) is a 1927 prose poem by American writer Max Ehrmann (1872-1945). Largely unknown in the author's lifetime, the text became widely known after its use in a devotional, after subsequently being found at Adlai Stevenson's deathbed in 1965, and after spoken-word recordings in 1971 and 1972.
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See also
- Deteriorata - National Lampoon's 1972 parody of Les Crane's 1971 spoken word recording.
- Wear Sunscreen - an essay written by columnist Mary Schmich of the Chicago Tribune, and made into a music single by Lee Perry and Quindon Tarver (and music video by Baz Luhrmann).
- "If-" - the Rudyard Kipling poem on the same theme of advice for a good life.
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