-Desiderata 1-
According to some references books, Desiderata is still sometimes thought to have been "Found" at Old Saint Paul's Church in Baltimore and to date back to 1692. It was actually written and copyrighted by Max Ehrmann (1872-1945) in 1927, the copyright was renewed in 1948 and 1954 by Bertha K. Ehrmann. It was was copyrighted by Robert L. Bell in 1976.
In 1956, the rector of St. Paul's Church in Baltimore, Maryland, used to poem in a collection of mimeograph inspirational material for his congregation. Someone who subsequently printed it asserted that it was found in Old St. Paul's Church, dated 1692. The year 1962 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. 14-15.
-Desiderata 2-
Was found in a South Australian kitchen. Copyroghted 1992 Andrew Bunny.
-Lendy-
