A man recorded a hit version of this poem. The poem's writer born on September 10 1872, was used in devotional and spoken word recordings. The man who recorded the poem hosted a tabloid talk show.
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"). 
"Desiderata" (Latin: "desired things") is a 1927 prose poem by American writer Max Ehrmann. 
 Largely unknown in the author's lifetime, the text became widely known after its use in devotional and spoken-word recordings in 1971 and 1972. 
Les Crane (born Lesley Stein; December 3, 1933  July 13, 2008) was a radio announcer and television talk show host, a pioneer in interactive broadcasting who also scored a spoken word hit with his 1971 recording of the poem "Desiderata", winning a "Best Spoken Word" Grammy. 
 Airing mostly during the day and distributed mostly through television syndication, tabloid talk shows originated in the 1960s and early 1970s with series hosted by Joe Pyne, Les Crane and Phil Donahue; the format was popularized by personal confession-filled "The Oprah Winfrey Show", which debuted nationally in 1986. 
