"Desiderata" is a 1927 prose poem by the American writer Max Ehrmann. The text was widely distributed in poster form in the 1960s and 1970s.
Calligraphic rendition of "Desiderata": "Go Placidly admid the noise and haste…"
1927 copyright registration
Max Ehrmann was an American writer, poet, and attorney from Terre Haute, Indiana, widely known for his 1927 prose poem "Desiderata". He often wrote on spiritual themes.
Max Ehrmann