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  Desiderata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Desiderata (Latin for "desired things", plural of desideratum) is a prose poem about attaining happiness in life.
The second wife of Charlemagne, Gerperga, is often erroneously called Desiderata or Desideria.
Desiderata, the title of a song by Lazyboy, the text of the poem is spoken in the background of the song.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Desiderata   (705 words)

  
 Desiderata
The written use of "Desiderata" without permission is believed to be generally covered under public domain laws because Max Ehrmann, although having secured a legal copyright and renewed same, never properly or in any way attached a copyright notice to copies of "Desiderata" which he released for public domain.
Desiderata is available for purchase in hardcover at Amazon.com, or Barnesandnoble.com, illustrated by Sally Sturman.
Finally visit another Desiderata site that covers the history of the origins of Desiderata and some trivia like "is it 'be cheerful' or 'be careful'?".
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 Desiderata Calligraphy Print 11x14"
Desiderata – a poetic formula for happiness, a gentle urging to be at peace with God and with life – is known and loved the world over for its words of reassurance.
That particular Sunday he placed Desiderata in the pews; it was printed on the church's letterhead, which contained the church's date of founding: 1692.
Desiderata, a poem for a way of life is available for purchase in hardcover at Amazon.com.
www.artandpoetry.com /myth.html   (868 words)

  
 Info about Desiderata, the Baltimore Prayer
Immediately, he recalled having used "Desiderata" in such a booklet, probably in 1956, although a copy of it cannot now be found.
Desiderata - a poetic formula for happiness, a gentle urging to be at peace with God and with life - is known and loved the world over for its words of reaasurance.
Seeing the date 1692, the editor assumed the piece was in the public domain, had Desiderata printed up, stuck the name of the church and the date underneath, and so began a massive theft of a copyrighted, contemporary work.
www.vbraren.de /desi_inf.htm   (1752 words)

  
 Desiderata (wowzone.com) WOW Lyrics, Stories, Poetry, Poems, Music, Classics, Inspirational, & more - Wish Only ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Some references still say that "Desiderata" was "found" at Old St. Paul's Church in Baltimore, and dates back to 1692.
Desiderata was written and copyrighted in 1927 by Max Ehrmann (1872-1945).
The confusion about the author and origin of Desiderata began in 1956, when the rector of St. Paul's Church in Baltimore, Maryland, used the poem in a collection of mimeographed inspirational material for his congregation.
www.wowzone.com /desi.htm   (448 words)

  
 desiderata-ylchong: what is desiderata?
As the saying goes, "Necessity is the Mother of Invention", I ventured into writing in my secondary schooldays to earn some pocket money, so that my siblings and I could indulge in the weekend cheap matinee (as the cinema was about the next best thing to a luxury outing).
Desiderata starts with "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste..." and ends with an optimistic "With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
"Desiderata" means "features or characteristics deemed as essential or desirable to..."; hence one may say the desiderata of happiness may consist of, among others, good health, a balanced education, a professional job, lots of money to spare after the essentials for daily living, or even a carefree vagabond lifestyle...
desiderata2000.blogspot.com /2005/03/what-is-desiderata.html   (532 words)

  
 Desiderata
The Desiderata is also available as a 64 page collection of 24 Max Ehrmann poems in hardcover, The Desiderata of Love : A Collection of Poems for the Beloved, at Amazon.com, illustrated with 24 Sally Sturman line drawings.
The Desiderata is also available as a 63 page collection of 37 Max Ehrmann life-affirming poems in hardcover, The Desiderata of Happiness : A Collection of Philosophical Poems, at Amazon.com in hardcover, illustrated by Sally Sturman, "All beautifully expressing both his contentment with the world and his sorrow at injustice and selfishness."
The Desiderata is also available from Amazon.com as a collection of 24 Max Ehrmann religious poems - The Desiderata of Faith : A Collection of Religious Poems.
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 Les Crane "Desiderata" Liner Notes
"Desiderata"'s laid-back message of hope and inspiration, bathed in sentiment at the very crossroads where hippie culture turned into the new age movement, was very much in keeping with the early 1970s.
Prior to the "Desiderata" single's release, Crane had already enjoyed a long and notable career as a radio personality and TV talk show host.
"Desiderata" itself had been thought to be in public domain when it was recorded, but royalties had to be shared with the Ehrmann family.
www.richieunterberger.com /crane.html   (1031 words)

  
 Desiderata
Moore told Ehrmann that he had distributed an estimated 1,000 copies of Desiderata over the years while he was in civilian practice in Boston.
Letters attest to the fact that Ehrmann gave permission for Moore to distribute copies of the poem to soldiers as part of their treatment.
Thus, whether or not this poem is in the public domain depends upon your point of view and your place of residence.
www.fleurdelis.com /desidera.htm   (1029 words)

  
 Urban Legends Reference Pages: Language (Desiderata Errata)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Almost every copy of Desiderata carries the claim that the original was found in Old Saint Paul's Church in Baltimore in 1692.
Confusion over Desiderata's authorship arose in 1956 when a Maryland pastor used the poem in a collection of mimeographed material for the congregation of Old St. Paul's Church in Baltimore.
He'd been fond of essays and poems of an inspirational nature, and it was often his practice to mimeograph writings he liked, form them into booklets, and place them in pews around the church.
www.snopes.com /language/document/desidera.htm   (810 words)

  
 Desiderata
It has been reported that Desiderata was inspired by a wish Ehrmann had to produce something for posterity, as he recorded in his diary.
He also distributed a substantial number of copies of desiderata to his parishioners while he was at St. Paul's Church in Baltimore, Maryland.
Desiderata gained huge popularity on posters during the "make peace, not war" movement of the 1960's and in that decade and during the 1970's a large number of periodicals also printed Desiderata, many of them accompanying the poem with the erroneous attribution "Found in Old St. Paul's Church, Baltimore, Dated 1692".
www.femail.com.au /desiderata.htm   (482 words)

  
 The Desiderata   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Desiderata was written in 1927 and published in a volume entitled "The Poems of Max Ehrmann," in 1948.
It was also quoted in a small booklet of devotional poetry compiled by the Reverend Frederick W. Kates (rector of Old St. Paul's from 1956 to 1961) and published through the Board of Evangelism of the Methodist Church.
All of the above information is included in a pamphlet we have about the Desiderata (along with the poem, by the graciousness of Mr.
www.oldstpauls.ang-md.org /desiderata.htm   (352 words)

  
 Ehrmann, Max   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This prose-poem brought Ehrmann national attention because of its identification with Adelai Stevenson and because of the confusion regarding its copyright and authorship.
"Desiderata" has been published in numerous magazines, newspapers, and anthologies and was produced as a single record by Warner Brothers in 1971.
Coincidentally, 75 years ago--on Jan. 3, 1927--Ehrmann secured the copyright for "Desiderata" (a Latin word for "things to be desired"), his most popular work.
www.wvu.edu /~lawfac/jelkins/lp-2001/ehrmann.html   (1248 words)

  
 Desiderata Author   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
"Desiderata" was written in 1927 by Max Ehrmann (1872-1945).
In 1956, the rector of Baltimore's St. Paul's Church anthologized the poem in a mimeographed pamphlet of inspirational writings for his congregation.
Books containing Desiderata are published by Crown Publishers and can be obtained through bookstores.
www.mnsi.net /~jvidler/des-author.html   (251 words)

  
 Buy Educational Art Poster - Desiderata Waterfall
I used your poster in a workshop "Promoting Assertiveness in the Workplace" to emphasize the point "to be loved by everyone is an irrational idea!" The problem with this World is that a lot of people bank on the idea that they must be loved by everyone.
I actually studied the desiderata poem in school and it remains my favorite poem, although I love the Lady of Shalott equally as much too.
Both are comforting and refreshing but I find Desiderata more beneficial and practical as it gives a near perfect perspective on the realities of life and humanistic situations.
art-posters.net /desidera.htm   (893 words)

  
 Desiderata, Max Ehrmann, Problem solving Inspiration (Also Spanish version) - Antonio Gutierrez   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The inspiring words of Max Ehrmann's prose poem "Desiderata" ring as true today as when they were first written in 1927.
Millions of readers have since been moved by Ehrmann's sage words, which begin famously with "Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence." That serene mood permeates each taut phrase, which together create a spiritual To Do list for keeping grounded in our often helter-skelter daily lives.
It was only in the late '60s when Desiderata became a cult poem of the new generation, that his work began to be better known.
agutie.homestead.com /files/deside_1.html   (202 words)

  
 Neddy’s Palaver :: Desiderata :: January :: 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
“Desiderata” was NOT “Found in Old St. Paul’s Church in 1692″;, in Baltimore.
It was written in the 1920s by Max Ehrmann (1872-1945), a poet and lawyer from Terre Haute, Indiana, who was probably inspired by a posting to his diary: “I should like, if I could, to leave a humble gift — a bit of chaste prose that had caught up some noble moods.”
Around 1959, the Reverend Frederick Kates, rector of Saint Paul’s in Baltimore, Maryland, used the poem “Desiderata” in a collection of devotional materials he compiled for his congregation.
neddy.blogsome.com /2006/01/22/desiderata   (400 words)

  
 desiderata-ylchong
Desiderata won't quote further from the Blogger's writeup because I follow what I have always written here, that one must not start off on wrong premise/s, otherwise, whatever that follows, FAILS.
When Desiderata indicates to mGf Theels this abode will take a one-week Breakaway from Politics, she wrote back voicing a hesitant "Dessicant", saying other EsteemedReaders may protest.
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision of the Malaysian Film Censorship Board (LPF) to allow the screening of the documentary Lelaki Komunis Terakhir which talks about the life of the former head of the Communist Party of Malaya, Chin Peng, is described as not appropriate.
desiderata2000.blogspot.com   (6661 words)

  
 The Desiderata
Max Ehrmann was an attorney turned philosopher-poet who live in Terre Haute, Ind. He spent his life wrestling with the realities of making a living and following his personal calling to a life of poetry, literature, and thought.
Desiderata is copyrighted and is displayed here with permission from Bell and Son Publishing, LLC,
about the written word album of "Desiderata" that was released by Les Crane in 1971.
www.sfheart.com /desiderata.html   (442 words)

  
 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MADDER MORTEM: 'Desiderata' To Arrive In March
The CD will be accompanied by a video for one of the tracks of the album.
The clip has already been shot and is in the final stages of editing.
The accuracy of the information contained herein is neither confirmed nor guaranteed by Roadrunner Records, and the views and opinions of authors expressed on these pages do not necessarily state or reflect those of Roadrunner Records or its employees.
www.roadrunnerrecords.com /blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=44169   (241 words)

  
 Desiderata
From the Alt.Usage.English FAQ: "Desiderata" was written in 1927 by Max Ehrmann (1872-1945).
The year 1692 was the founding date of the church and has nothing to do with the poem.
See Fred D. Cavinder, "Desiderata", TWA Ambassador, Aug. 1973, pp.
www.philbartle.org /desid.htm   (314 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Desiderata at Epinions.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In 1954, 9 years after he died, Bertha K. Ehrman renewed the copyright and in 1995 the book and the illustrations were done by Sally Sturman giving us this small but powerful piece of writing.
People believed that Desiderata came from an inscription found in Old Saint Paul’s Church in Baltimore, dated 1682 but it was actually written by Max Erhman, a poet from Indiana and registered with the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress early in 1927.
The pictures don’t go along with what is said; rather they are sketchings in gray of a flower, one rose, an abstract design, and a hat next to a fence or a window frame.
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 THE DESIDERATA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Desiderata of Happiness by Max Ehlrmann (1948 and 1967)
Desiderata = the sense of something missing, the thing desired,
Go placidly among the noise and haste and remember what peace there may be in silence.
www.wordworx.co.nz /desiderata.html   (320 words)

  
 Desiderata Poem - FREE ICQ Postcard
"Just thought you'd like to know that the "Desiderata" poem you have on your page http://www.time4me.com/icq/poem/desi.htm was written by Max Ehrmann in 1927 and is copyrighted material.
I have no affiliation with the Erhman estate, but the the spoken version of Desiderata earned a Grammy award for Les Crane in 1971.
We hope the owner will see the value in sharing the words with others and not force us to remove it.
www.time4me.com /icq/poem/desi.htm   (555 words)

  
 344 Desiderata: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
344 Desiderata: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic
344 Desiderata is a very large Main belt[Click link for more facts about this topic] asteroid asteroid quick summary:
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 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MADDER MORTEM Announce Release Date For 'Desiderata'
Peaceville Records has set a March 27 European release date for the new album from Norway's MADDER MORTEM, entitled "Desiderata".
The CD will be accompanied by a video for the album's opening track, "My Name Is Silence".
MADDER MORTEM will hold a release party for "Desiderata" on Friday, March 31 at John Dee in Oslo.
www.roadrunnerrecords.com /blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=47121   (272 words)

  
 Desiderata by Max Ehrmann. Includes Undesiderata and other parodies. With all its sham drudgery and broken dreams it is ...
See also Undesiderata, Eco-Desiderata, Anti-Desiderata and the The Irish Desiderata parodies on this page.
"Below are two works based on Max Ehrman's fine work: Desiderata.
The works below are a contrasting pair -- one environmental and one not -- which serve to illustrate the differences in our perception of global problems." -- Ed Glaze, Port Mansfield, TX
www.123lovepoems.com /desiderata.php   (1362 words)

  
 Madder Mortem :: Desiderata out now!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
New album "Desiderata" out in Norway now, March 27th!
We have now released a new download single, featuring 2 songs from "Desiderata", and 2 previously unreleased tracks: All for you and Winterview, which are both reworks of old Madder songs from our 1994 Demo "Days In Sorrow", recorded in February 2006.
The video of the opening track of "Desiderata", named "My Name Is Silence", is now avaliable for download!
www.maddermortem.com   (82 words)

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